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 3.1.21

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बन्धस्य तावद्रूपं त्वं कथ्यमानमिदं श्रृणु ।
ततः स्वरूपं मोक्षस्य ज्ञास्यसीन्दुनिभानन ॥ २१ ॥

bandhasya tāvadrūpaṃ tvaṃ kathyamānamidaṃ śrṛṇu |
tataḥ svarūpaṃ mokṣasya jñāsyasīndunibhānana || 21 ||

Now hear me relate to you, O moon-faced Rama! about the nature of this bondage, whereby you will be able to know the mode and manner of our liberation from it.
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 (3.1.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bandha, Tavat, Rupa, Tva, Yushmad, Kathyamana, Idam, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Svarupa, Moksha, Nibha, Ana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.1.21). 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: “bandhasya tāvadrūpaṃ tvaṃ kathyamānamidaṃ śrṛṇu ”
bandhasya -
bandha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
tāvad -
tāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tāvat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
kathyamānam -
√kath -> kathyamāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kath class 10 verb]

√kath -> kathyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative single from √kath class 10 verb]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
Cannot analyse śrṛṇu
Line 2: “tataḥ svarūpaṃ mokṣasya jñāsyasīndunibhānana ”
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
svarūpam -
svarūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svarūpa (noun, neuter)

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

svarūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mokṣasya -
mokṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
jñāsyasī -
√jñā (verb class 3)

[future active second single]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[future active second single]
indu -
indu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
nibhān -
nibha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ana -
ana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]