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 5.45.29

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मृते राजनि राजार्थं विहरन्तमितस्ततः ।
रत्नज्ञमिव रत्नार्थं चिन्तामणिदिदृक्षया ॥ २९ ॥

mṛte rājani rājārthaṃ viharantamitastataḥ |
ratnajñamiva ratnārthaṃ cintāmaṇididṛkṣayā || 29 ||

He learnt it to be rambling about in search of a new king, to be elected in lieu of the last king who was lately dead. The royal elephant was employed as a jeweller to select the best gem to be placed on the royal throne.
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.45.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mrita, Mriti, Rajan, Rajani, Raja, Raj, Artha, Viharat, Itastatah, Itastatas, Ratna, Jna, Iva, Didriksha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.45.29). 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: “mṛte rājani rājārthaṃ viharantamitastataḥ ”
mṛte -
mṛta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mṛta (noun, neuter)

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

mṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

mṛti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]

√mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb]
rājani -
rājanī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

rājani (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
rājā -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

rāj (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rāj (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√rāj (verb class 1)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
viharantam -
viharat (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
itastataḥ -
itastataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

itastatas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “ratnajñamiva ratnārthaṃ cintāmaṇididṛkṣayā ”
ratna -
ratna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ratna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jñam -
jña (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jña (noun, neuter)

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

jñā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ratnā -
ratna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ratna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ratnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
cintāmaṇi -
cintāmaṇi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

cintāmaṇi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
didṛkṣayā -
didṛkṣā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]