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 5.34.66

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वराकाः पेलवधियो बभूवुर्मे पितामहाः ।
ये साम्राज्यमिदं त्यक्त्वा रेमिरे भवभूमिषु ॥ ६६ ॥

varākāḥ pelavadhiyo babhūvurme pitāmahāḥ |
ye sāmrājyamidaṃ tyaktvā remire bhavabhūmiṣu || 66 ||

How foolish and short-witted were my forefathers, who having forsaken this spiritual domain, have wandered as mortal beings in this frail and miserable world.
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 (5.34.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varaka, Pelava, Dhi, Asmad, Pitamaha, Yah, Yat, Samrajya, Samraji, Idam, Bhava, Bhumi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.34.66). 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: “varākāḥ pelavadhiyo babhūvurme pitāmahāḥ ”
varākāḥ -
varāka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
pelava -
pelava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pelava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhiyo* -
dhī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
babhūvur -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]
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]
pitāmahāḥ -
pitāmaha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “ye sāmrājyamidaṃ tyaktvā remire bhavabhūmiṣu ”
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
sāmrājyam -
sāmrājya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sāmrājya (noun, neuter)

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

sāmrājyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

sāmrājī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tyaktvā -
√tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tyaj]
remire -
√ram (verb class 1)

[perfect middle third plural]
bhava -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
bhūmiṣu -
bhūmi (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

bhūmī (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]