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 5.52.57

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आत्मभरित्वेन निजे घ्राणे स्वं गन्धमागते ।
अहं घ्रातेति यो माता तं चौरं नैव वेद्म्यहम् ॥ ५७ ॥

ātmabharitvena nije ghrāṇe svaṃ gandhamāgate |
ahaṃ ghrāteti yo mātā taṃ cauraṃ naiva vedmyaham || 57 ||

Our sense of smelling, which brings the fragrance of objects to the inner soul, conveys no scent of this word into our brain.
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 (5.52.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhari, Tva, Nija, Ghrana, Sva, Gandha, Agata, Agati, Aha, Asmad, Ghratri, Ghrata, Ghrati, Ghrat, Iti, Yah, Matri, Mata, Caura, Naiva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.52.57). 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: “ātmabharitvena nije ghrāṇe svaṃ gandhamāgate ”
ātma -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[compound]
bhari -
bhari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhari (noun, neuter)

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

bhari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
tvena -
tva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

tva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
nije -
nija (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nija (noun, neuter)

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

nijā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ghrāṇe -
ghrāṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ghrāṇa (noun, neuter)

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

ghrāṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
svam -
sva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

svan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

sva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
gandham -
gandha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gandha (noun, neuter)

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

gandhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āgate -
āgata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āgata (noun, neuter)

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

āgatā (noun, feminine)

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

āgati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “ahaṃ ghrāteti yo mātā taṃ cauraṃ naiva vedmyaham ”
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
ghrāte -
ghrāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

ghrāta (noun, neuter)

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

ghrātṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ghrātā (noun, feminine)

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

ghrāti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√ghrā -> ghrāta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ghrā class 1 verb], [locative single from √ghrā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghrā class 2 verb], [locative single from √ghrā class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √ghrā class 2 verb], [dative single from √ghrā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ghrā class 3 verb], [locative single from √ghrā class 3 verb]

√ghrā -> ghrāta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √ghrā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghrā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ghrā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ghrā class 1 verb], [locative single from √ghrā class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ghrā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ghrā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ghrā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ghrā class 2 verb], [locative single from √ghrā class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √ghrā class 2 verb], [dative single from √ghrā class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √ghrā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghrā class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √ghrā class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √ghrā class 3 verb], [locative single from √ghrā class 3 verb]

√ghrā -> ghrātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √ghrā class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ghrā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghrā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ghrā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ghrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ghrā class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √ghrā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ghrā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ghrā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ghrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ghrā class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √ghrā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghrā class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √ghrā class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √ghrā class 3 verb]

√ghrā (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√ghrā (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]

√ghrā (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mātā -
mātṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

mātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

mātṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 4)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
cauram -
caura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

caura (noun, neuter)

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

caurā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
naiva -
naiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vedmya -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]