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 6.126.15

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श्रुतिस्मृतिसदाचारधारणाध्यानकर्मणाम् ।
मुख्यया व्याख्यया ख्याताञ्श्रयते श्रेष्ठपण्डितान् ॥ १५ ॥

śrutismṛtisadācāradhāraṇādhyānakarmaṇām |
mukhyayā vyākhyayā khyātāñśrayate śreṣṭhapaṇḍitān || 15 ||

He then hears from the mouths of the best pandits, the explanations of the srutis and smritis, the rules of good conduct, and the manner of meditation and conduct of yoga practice.
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 (6.126.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sadacara, Dharanadhyana, Karman, Mukhya, Vyakhya, Khyata, Shrayat, Shreshtha, Pandita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.126.15). 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: “śrutismṛtisadācāradhāraṇādhyānakarmaṇām ”
śrutismṛti -
śrutismṛti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
sadācāra -
sadācāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sadācāra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

dhāraṇādhyāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
karmaṇām -
karman (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “mukhyayā vyākhyayā khyātāñśrayate śreṣṭhapaṇḍitān ”
mukhyayā -
mukhyā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
vyākhyayā -
vyākhyā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
khyātāñś -
khyāta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√khyā -> khyāta (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √khyā class 2 verb]
śrayate -
√śri -> śrayat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śri -> śrayat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śri (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
śreṣṭha -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paṇḍitān -
paṇḍita (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]