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 3.8.8

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
आत्मज्ञानप्रधानानामिदमेव महामते ।
शास्त्राणां परमं शास्त्रं महारामायणं शुभम् ॥ ८ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
ātmajñānapradhānānāmidameva mahāmate |
śāstrāṇāṃ paramaṃ śāstraṃ mahārāmāyaṇaṃ śubham || 8 ||

Vasishtha replied:—Know, O high minded Rama! this work (the Vasishtha Sanhita) to be the best of all others on spiritual knowledge. It is the auspicious Great Ramayana and the Sastra of sastras.
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 (3.8.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Atmajnana, Pradhana, Idam, Eva, Mahamata, Mahamati, Shastra, Paramam, Parama, Maharamayana, Shubha, Shubh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.8.8). 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: “ātmajñānapradhānānāmidameva mahāmate ”
ātmajñāna -
ātmajñāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pradhānānām -
pradhāna (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

pradhāna (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

pradhānā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mahāmate -
mahāmata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mahāmata (noun, neuter)

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

mahāmatā (noun, feminine)

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

mahāmati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mahāmati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Line 3: “śāstrāṇāṃ paramaṃ śāstraṃ mahārāmāyaṇaṃ śubham ”
śāstrāṇām -
śāstra (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
paramam -
paramam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

parama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

parama (noun, neuter)

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

paramā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śāstram -
śāstra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
mahārāmāyaṇam -
mahārāmāyaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śubham -
śubha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śubha (noun, neuter)

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

śubhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

śubh (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]