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 7.84.12

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गायत्री गायनात्मत्वात्सावित्री प्रसवस्थितेः ।
सरणात्सर्वदृष्टीनां कथितैषा सरस्वती ॥ १२ ॥

gāyatrī gāyanātmatvātsāvitrī prasavasthiteḥ |
saraṇātsarvadṛṣṭīnāṃ kathitaiṣā sarasvatī || 12 ||

She is called the gaytri (hymn) from its being chanted by every body, and Savitri also from her being the progenitrix of all beings; she is named sarasvati likewise, for her giving us an insight into whatever appears before our sight.
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 (7.84.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gayatri, Gayatrin, Gayana, Matu, Matva, Savitri, Prasava, Sthiti, Sarana, Sarvadrishti, Kathita, Sarasvat, Sarasvati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.84.12). 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: “gāyatrī gāyanātmatvātsāvitrī prasavasthiteḥ ”
gāyatrī -
gāyatrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

gāyatrin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
gāyanāt -
gāyana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

gāyana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
matvā -
√man -> matvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √man]

√man -> matvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √man]

matu (noun, masculine)

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

matu (noun, feminine)

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

matu (noun, neuter)

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

matvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āt -
āt (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
sāvitrī -
sāvitrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

sāvitri (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
prasava -
prasava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sthiteḥ -
sthiti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “saraṇātsarvadṛṣṭīnāṃ kathitaiṣā sarasvatī ”
saraṇāt -
saraṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

saraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
sarvadṛṣṭīnām -
sarvadṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sarvadṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

sarvadṛṣṭi (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
kathitai -
kathita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kathita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kathitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]

√kath -> kathita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]

√kath -> kathitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kath class 10 verb]
aiṣā -
sarasvatī -
sarasvatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

sarasvat (noun, neuter)

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