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 3.14.37

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एवं कनिष्ठजीवानां ज्येष्ठजीवक्रमाक्रमैः ।
समुदेत्यात्मजीवत्वं ताम्राणामिव हेमता ॥ ३७ ॥

evaṃ kaniṣṭhajīvānāṃ jyeṣṭhajīvakramākramaiḥ |
samudetyātmajīvatvaṃ tāmrāṇāmiva hematā || 37 ||

Hence men of inferior souls, should pursue the course of conduct led by the superior souls, for regaining their spiritual life atmajivatwam, as the copper becomes transformed into gold.
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 (3.14.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Kanishtha, Jiva, Jyeshtha, Jivan, Kramakrama, Samud, Samuda, Itya, Jivatva, Tamra, Iva, Hema, Heman, Tan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.14.37). 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: “evaṃ kaniṣṭhajīvānāṃ jyeṣṭhajīvakramākramaiḥ ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kaniṣṭha -
kaniṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kaniṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jīvānām -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

jīva (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

jīvā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
jyeṣṭha -
jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jyeṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jīva -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīvan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jīvan (noun, neuter)

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

√jīv (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kramākramaiḥ -
kramākrama (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “samudetyātmajīvatvaṃ tāmrāṇāmiva hematā ”
samude -
samud (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

samud (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

samudā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ityāt -
itya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √i class 2 verb]
ma -
ma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jīvatvam -
jīvatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tāmrāṇām -
tāmra (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

tāmra (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

tāmrā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
hema -
hema (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hema (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

heman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

heman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]