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 5.20.26

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भुक्त्वा पुलिन्दतां विन्ध्ये कृत्वा वङ्गेषु वृक्षताम् ।
उष्ट्रत्वमपि विन्ध्याद्रौ जातोऽहमिह कानने ॥ २६ ॥

bhuktvā pulindatāṃ vindhye kṛtvā vaṅgeṣu vṛkṣatām |
uṣṭratvamapi vindhyādrau jāto'hamiha kānane || 26 ||

Having been a Pulinda huntsman in Vindhya, and then as a tree in Bengal, and afterwards a camel in the Vindhya range, I am at last born in this forest.
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 (5.20.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhuktva, Pulinda, Vindhya, Kritva, Kritvan, Vanga, Vrikshat, Ushtratva, Api, Vindhyadri, Jatri, Jata, Jatu, Aha, Asmad, Iha, Kanana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.20.26). 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: “bhuktvā pulindatāṃ vindhye kṛtvā vaṅgeṣu vṛkṣatām ”
bhuktvā -
bhuktvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhuj]

√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhuj]

√bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhuj]
pulinda -
pulinda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vindhye -
vindhya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vindhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vaṅgeṣu -
vaṅga (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

vaṅga (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
vṛkṣatām -
√vṛkṣ -> vṛkṣat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √vṛkṣ class 1 verb]

√vṛkṣ -> vṛkṣat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √vṛkṣ class 1 verb]

√vṛkṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
Line 2: “uṣṭratvamapi vindhyādrau jāto'hamiha kānane ”
uṣṭratvam -
uṣṭratva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vindhyādrau -
vindhyādri (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
jāto' -
jātṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

jāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]

jātu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

jātu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kānane -
kānana (noun, neuter)

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