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 7.94.42

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एतदास्पदमेतेषामित्याकाराः प्रकीर्तिताः ।
पिशाचा एवमाचारा जन्मैषां श्रूयतामिदम् ॥ ४२ ॥

etadāspadameteṣāmityākārāḥ prakīrtitāḥ |
piśācā evamācārā janmaiṣāṃ śrūyatāmidam || 42 ||

I have thus told you, all about the forms and residences and doings of pisachas; hear me now relate to you concerning the origin and birth of these beings.
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 (7.94.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Etada, Aspada, Esha, Iti, Itya, Akara, Prakirtita, Pishaca, Evamacara, Janma, Janman, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.94.42). 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: “etadāspadameteṣāmityākārāḥ prakīrtitāḥ ”
etadā -
etad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

etadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āspadam -
āspada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
eteṣām -
etad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
ityā -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> itya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

ityā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
ākārāḥ -
ākāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
prakīrtitāḥ -
prakīrtita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prakīrtitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “piśācā evamācārā janmaiṣāṃ śrūyatāmidam ”
piśācā* -
piśāca (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

piśācā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
evamācārā* -
evamācāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

evamācārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
janmai -
janma (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

janma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

janman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
eṣām -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
śrūyatām -
√śru (verb class 5)

[imperative passive third single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]