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 2.11.45

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अतत्त्वज्ञमनादेयवचनं वाग्विदां वर ।
यः पृच्छति नरं तस्मान्नास्ति मूढतरोऽपरः ॥ ४५ ॥

atattvajñamanādeyavacanaṃ vāgvidāṃ vara |
yaḥ pṛcchati naraṃ tasmānnāsti mūḍhataro'paraḥ || 45 ||

O best of the eloquent, you must not receive the instruction of one unacquainted with truth himself; whoever asks him anything is the greatest of fools.
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 (2.11.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tattvajna, Anadeya, Vacana, Vagvid, Vagvida, Vara, Yah, Pricchat, Nara, Tasmat, Tad, Nasti, Mudha, Tara, Taras, Taru, Apara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.11.45). 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: “atattvajñamanādeyavacanaṃ vāgvidāṃ vara ”
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tattvajñam -
tattvajña (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tattvajña (noun, neuter)

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

tattvajñā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anādeya -
anādeya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anādeya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vacanam -
vacana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vacana (noun, neuter)

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

vacanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vāgvidām -
vāgvid (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vāgvid (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

vāgvidā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vara -
vara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “yaḥ pṛcchati naraṃ tasmānnāsti mūḍhataro'paraḥ ”
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pṛcchati -
√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √praś class 6 verb]

√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √praś class 6 verb]

pṛcchat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pṛcchat (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

pṛcchat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√praś (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
naram -
nara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

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

narā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tasmān -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
nāsti -
nāsti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mūḍha -
mūḍha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mūḍha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √muh class 4 verb]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √muh class 4 verb]
taro' -
taras (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

taras (noun, neuter)

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

tara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

taru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

taru (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
aparaḥ -
apara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]