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 3.78.35

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कौ भवन्तौ नरौ धीरौ कथ्यतामिति मेऽनघौ ।
जायते दर्शनादेव मैत्री विशदचेतसाम् ॥ ३५ ॥

kau bhavantau narau dhīrau kathyatāmiti me'naghau |
jāyate darśanādeva maitrī viśadacetasām || 35 ||

Tell me, O ye sinless men, that are so brave and valiant, who you are and whence ye come: because your very sight has raised my regard for you, as the good hearted become friends with one another, even at their first sight.
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 (3.78.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Bhavanta, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Nara, Nri, Dhira, Iti, Asmad, Anagha, Jayat, Darshana, Eva, Maitri, Maitrin, Vishada, Cetas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.78.35). 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: “kau bhavantau narau dhīrau kathyatāmiti me'naghau ”
kau -
ku (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
bhavantau -
bhavanta (noun, masculine)

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

bhavanti (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

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

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
narau -
nara (noun, masculine)

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

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
dhīrau -
dhīra (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kathyatām -
√kath (verb class 10)

[imperative passive third single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
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]
anaghau -
anagha (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “jāyate darśanādeva maitrī viśadacetasām ”
jāyate -
√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third single]
darśanād -
darśana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

darśana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
maitrī -
maitrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

maitri (noun, masculine)

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

maitrin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
viśada -
viśada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viśada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cetasām -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]