Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 7.213.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
यथा यत्पृष्टवानद्य त्वं मामरिनिषूदन ।
शिष्येणैव सता पूर्वमहं पृष्टो गुरुस्त्वया ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
yathā yatpṛṣṭavānadya tvaṃ māmariniṣūdana |
śiṣyeṇaiva satā pūrvamahaṃ pṛṣṭo gurustvayā || 1 ||

Vasishtha continued:—O Rama, the destroyer of thy enemies, this very question that you have asked me today, was put to me once before, when you had been a pupil under my discipline.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.213.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Yatha, Yat, Yad, Prishtavat, Adya, Tva, Yushmad, Mama, Nishudana, Shishya, Sat, Purvam, Purva, Aha, Asmad, Prishta, Guru,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.213.1). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “yathā yatpṛṣṭavānadya tvaṃ māmariniṣūdana ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
pṛṣṭavān -
√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭavat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]

√praś -> pṛṣṭavat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]

pṛṣṭavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
adya -
adya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

adya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
māma -
māma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
ri -
rī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

rai (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
niṣūdana -
niṣūdana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

niṣūdana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 3: “śiṣyeṇaiva satā pūrvamahaṃ pṛṣṭo gurustvayā ”
śiṣyeṇai -
śiṣya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śiṣya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √śās class 2 verb]

√śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √śās class 2 verb]

√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]

√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
satā -
sat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
pūrvam -
pūrvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
pṛṣṭo* -
pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]

√praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
gurus -
guru (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tvayā -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]