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 4.7.23

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कृपणाश्वासनं साधो विद्धि सच्चरितव्रतम् ।
स्नेहदृष्टिमजानद्भिर्मूढैरेव महामते ॥ २३ ॥

kṛpaṇāśvāsanaṃ sādho viddhi saccaritavratam |
snehadṛṣṭimajānadbhirmūḍhaireva mahāmate || 23 ||

Know my good friend, that it is the duty of good people, to relieve the wretched from their distress; and those that do not look upon them with a compassionate eye, are reckoned as the basest of men.
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 (4.7.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kripana, Ashvasana, Sadha, Saccarita, Vrata, Snehat, Rishti, Ajanat, Mudha, Eva, Mahamata, Mahamati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.7.23). 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: “kṛpaṇāśvāsanaṃ sādho viddhi saccaritavratam ”
kṛpaṇā -
kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṛpaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśvāsanam -
aśvāsana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aśvāsana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
sādho* -
sādha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
viddhi -
viddhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√vid (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
saccarita -
saccarita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saccarita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vratam -
vrata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vrata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “snehadṛṣṭimajānadbhirmūḍhaireva mahāmate ”
snehad -
√snih -> snehat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [accusative single from √snih class 1 verb]
ṛṣṭim -
ṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ajānadbhir -
ajānat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ajānat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
mūḍhair -
mūḍha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

mūḍha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √muh class 4 verb]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √muh class 4 verb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mahāmate -
mahāmata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mahāmata (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mahāmatā (noun, feminine)

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

mahāmati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mahāmati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]