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 7.2.7

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
पृच्छामि यदहं तत्त्वं कथयाशु ममानघ ।
यदि जानासि तत्त्वेन कर्म तावत्किमुच्यते ॥ ७ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
pṛcchāmi yadahaṃ tattvaṃ kathayāśu mamānagha |
yadi jānāsi tattvena karma tāvatkimucyate || 7 ||

Vasishtha replied:—I will ask you also one question, O sinless Rama! and you should answer it soon, if you understand well what is rightly meant by the term duty and that of activity.
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 (7.2.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Yat, Yad, Aha, Asmad, Tattva, Katha, Ashu, Mamana, Gha, Yadi, Karman, Tavat, Kim, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.2.7). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “pṛcchāmi yadahaṃ tattvaṃ kathayāśu mamānagha ”
pṛcchāmi -
√praś (verb class 6)

[present active first single]
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
tattvam -
tattva (noun, neuter)

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

[instrumental single]

√kath (verb class 10)

[imperative active second single]
āśu -
āśu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

āśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āśu (noun, neuter)

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

āśu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
mamāna -
√mā -> mamāna (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √mā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √mā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mā class 4 verb]

√mā -> mamāna (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √mā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √mā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mā class 4 verb]

√mā -> mamāna (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √mā class 1 verb]

√mā -> mamāna (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √mā class 1 verb]

√mān (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
gha -
gha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 3: “yadi jānāsi tattvena karma tāvatkimucyate ”
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
jānāsi -
√jñā (verb class 9)

[present active second single]
tattvena -
tattva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
karma -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tāvat -
tāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tāvat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]