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 3.81.1

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राक्षस्युवाच ।
अहो नु परमार्थोक्तिः पावनी तव मन्त्रिणः ।
राजा राजीवपत्राक्ष इदानीमेव भाषताम् ॥ १ ॥

rākṣasyuvāca |
aho nu paramārthoktiḥ pāvanī tava mantriṇaḥ |
rājā rājīvapatrākṣa idānīmeva bhāṣatām || 1 ||

The rakshasi said:—Well said, O councillor! Thy sayings are sanctifying and fraught with spiritual doctrines; now let the prince with his eyes like lotus-leaves answer to the other queries.
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 (3.81.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rakshasi, Rakshasin, Ahan, Paramartha, Ukti, Pavan, Pavani, Yushmad, Mantrin, Mantri, Raja, Rajiva, Patra, Aksha, Idanim, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.81.1). 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: “rākṣasyuvāca ”
rākṣasyu -
rākṣasī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

rākṣasin (noun, masculine)

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

rākṣasin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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: “aho nu paramārthoktiḥ pāvanī tava mantriṇaḥ ”
aho* -
ahan (noun, neuter)

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

ahar (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
nu -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
paramārtho -
paramārtha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
uktiḥ -
ukti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pāvanī -
pāvanī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

pāvan (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
mantriṇaḥ -
mantrin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

mantrin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

mantrī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 3: “rājā rājīvapatrākṣa idānīmeva bhāṣatām ”
rājā* -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
rājīva -
rājīva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rājīva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
patrā -
patra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

patra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ākṣa* -
ākṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√akṣ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
idānīm -
idānīm (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhāṣatām -
√bhāṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative middle third single]