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 1.30.21

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तत्त्वं कथय मे किंचिद्येनास्य जगतः प्रभो ।
वेद्मि पूर्वापरं धातुश्चेष्टितस्यानवस्थितेः ॥ २१ ॥

tattvaṃ kathaya me kiṃcidyenāsya jagataḥ prabho |
vedmi pūrvāparaṃ dhātuśceṣṭitasyānavasthiteḥ || 21 ||

Tell me the manner by which I may have a knowledge of the past and future events of the world, and the nature of the unsteady works of its creator.
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 (1.30.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tattva, Asmad, Kincid, Ena, Idam, Jagat, Prabhu, Purvapara, Dhatri, Dhatu, Ceshtita, Anavasthiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.30.21). 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: “tattvaṃ kathaya me kiṃcidyenāsya jagataḥ prabho ”
tattvam -
tattva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kathaya -
√kath (verb class 10)

[imperative active second single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
kiñcidye -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
enā -
enā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

a (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
jagataḥ -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
prabho -
prabhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

prabhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “vedmi pūrvāparaṃ dhātuśceṣṭitasyānavasthiteḥ ”
vedmi -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
pūrvāparam -
pūrvāpara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrvāpara (noun, neuter)

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

pūrvāparā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dhātuś -
dhātṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

dhātu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

dhātu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ceṣṭitasyā -
ceṣṭita (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ceṣṭita (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √ceṣṭ]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √ceṣṭ]
anavasthiteḥ -
anavasthiti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]