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 6.63.16

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राज्यार्थं धर्मकार्याणां कर्तृत्वात्सोऽभवन्नृपः ।
सकामुकतया राजा सुरस्त्रीत्वमवाप ह ॥ १६ ॥

rājyārthaṃ dharmakāryāṇāṃ kartṛtvātso'bhavannṛpaḥ |
sakāmukatayā rājā surastrītvamavāpa ha || 16 ||

Being desirous of dispensing justice, and discharging all legal affairs, the general wished for royalty, and had his wishes fulfilled by this becoming a prince; but as the prince was over fond of his courtesans, he was transformed to a heavenly nymph that he prized above all in his heart.
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 (6.63.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rajya, Raji, Artha, Dharmakarya, Kartritva, Sah, Saka, Uka, Taya, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Surastri, Avapa, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.63.16). 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: “rājyārthaṃ dharmakāryāṇāṃ kartṛtvātso'bhavannṛpaḥ ”
rājyā -
rājya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rājya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √rāj]

rājyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

rāji (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

rājī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dharmakāryāṇām -
dharmakārya (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
kartṛtvāt -
kartṛtva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
so' -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
abhavann -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third plural]
ṛ -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
paḥ -
pa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sakāmukatayā rājā surastrītvamavāpa ha ”
sakām -
sakā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
uka -
uka (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tayā* -
taya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
rājā -
rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

rāj (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rāj (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
surastrī -
surastrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
itvam -
itvan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

itvan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
avāpa -
avāpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

avāpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ha -
ha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

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