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 1.12.2

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
भगवन्भवता पृष्टो यथावदधुनाऽखिलम् ।
कथयाम्यहमज्ञोऽपि को लङ्घयति सद्वचः ॥ २ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
bhagavanbhavatā pṛṣṭo yathāvadadhunā'khilam |
kathayāmyahamajño'pi ko laṅghayati sadvacaḥ || 2 ||

Rama said, Oh venerable sage! I will tell thee in truth, untutored though I am, all the particulars as asked by thee; for who would disobey the bidding of the wise?
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 (1.12.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Bhavat, Bhavant, Prishta, Yathavat, Akhila, Aha, Asmad, Ajna, Api, Kah, Langhayat, Sadvacas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.12.2). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca ”
śrīrāma* -
śrīrāma (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: “bhagavanbhavatā pṛṣṭo yathāvadadhunā'khilam ”
bhagavan -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhagavan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
bhavatā -
bhavat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental 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]
yathāvad -
yathāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
adhunā' -
akhilam -
akhila (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akhila (noun, neuter)

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

akhilā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 3: “kathayāmyahamajño'pi ko laṅghayati sadvacaḥ ”
kathayāmya -
√kath (verb class 10)

[present active first single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
ajño' -
ajña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
ko* -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
laṅghayati -
√laṅgh -> laṅghayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [locative single from √laṅgh]

√laṅgh -> laṅghayat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [locative single from √laṅgh]

√laṅgh (verb class 10)

[present active third single]

√laṅgh (verb class 0)

[present active third single]
sadvacaḥ -
sadvacas (noun, neuter)

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