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 3.1.40

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न च पाषाणतातुल्या रूढिं याताः समाधयः ।
भवन्त्यग्रपदं शान्तं चिद्रूपमजमक्षयम् ॥ ४० ॥

na ca pāṣāṇatātulyā rūḍhiṃ yātāḥ samādhayaḥ |
bhavantyagrapadaṃ śāntaṃ cidrūpamajamakṣayam || 40 ||

Even the nirudha or steadfast meditation which has attained the fixedness of a rock, cannot advance one step towards the attainment of that tranquillity which has no bounds to it.
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 (3.1.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pashana, Tan, Atulya, Rudhi, Yata, Samadhi, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Agra, Pada, Shanta, Cidrupa, Aja, Akshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.1.40). 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: “na ca pāṣāṇatātulyā rūḍhiṃ yātāḥ samādhayaḥ ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
tā -
ta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
atulyā* -
atulya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

atulyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
rūḍhim -
rūḍhi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
yātāḥ -
yāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

yātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√yā -> yāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √yā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yā class 2 verb]

√yā -> yātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √yā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √yā class 2 verb]
samādhayaḥ -
samādhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “bhavantyagrapadaṃ śāntaṃ cidrūpamajamakṣayam ”
bhavantya -
bhavanti (noun, masculine)

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

bhavantī (noun, feminine)

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

bhavat (noun, neuter)

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

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
agra -
agra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

agra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śāntam -
śānta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śānta (noun, neuter)

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

śāntā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]

√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]
cidrūpam -
cidrūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cidrūpa (noun, neuter)

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

cidrūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ajam -
ajā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

aja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
akṣayam -
akṣaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akṣaya (noun, neuter)

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

akṣayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṣi (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]

√kṣi (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single]

√kṣī (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]