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 4.16.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथाक्षिप्य वचस्तस्य तनयस्य तथा भृगोः ।
उवाच भगवान्कालो वचो गम्भीरनिःस्वनः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
athākṣipya vacastasya tanayasya tathā bhṛgoḥ |
uvāca bhagavānkālo vaco gambhīraniḥsvanaḥ || 1 ||

Vasishtha continued:—Then the god Yama, interrupted the long lamentation of Sukra, and addressed him in words, sounding as deep as the roaring of a cloud.
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 (4.16.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Atha, Vaca, Vacas, Tad, Tanaya, Tatha, Bhrigu, Bhagavat, Kala, Gambhira, Nihsvana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.16.1). 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: “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: “athākṣipya vacastasya tanayasya tathā bhṛgoḥ ”
athā -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kṣipya -
√kṣip -> kṣipya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṣip]

√kṣip -> kṣipya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṣip]

√kṣip (verb class 4)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vacas (noun, neuter)

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

vaca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
tanayasya -
tanaya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

tanaya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhṛgoḥ -
bhṛgu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 3: “uvāca bhagavānkālo vaco gambhīraniḥsvanaḥ ”
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]
bhagavān -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kālo* -
kāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vaco* -
vacas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vacas (noun, neuter)

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

vaca (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

gambhīra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
niḥsvanaḥ -
niḥsvana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]