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 1.8.30

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अद्यास्मिंस्तु वयं काले रावणादिषु शत्रुषु ।
न समर्थाः पुरः स्थातुं नियतेरेष निश्चयः ॥ ३० ॥

adyāsmiṃstu vayaṃ kāle rāvaṇādiṣu śatruṣu |
na samarthāḥ puraḥ sthātuṃ niyatereṣa niścayaḥ || 30 ||

Now a days we are no match for such foes as Ravana and some others. Such is the decree of destiny.
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 (1.8.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adya, Idam, Vaya, Asmad, Kale, Kala, Ravana, Shatru, Samartha, Purah, Pur, Pura, Niyati, Resha, Nishcaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.8.30). 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: “adyāsmiṃstu vayaṃ kāle rāvaṇādiṣu śatruṣu ”
adyā -
adya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

adya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

adyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asmiṃs -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
vayam -
vaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative dual]
kāle -
kāle (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

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

kālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
rāvaṇād -
rāvaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

rāvaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
iṣu -
iṣu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

i (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
śatruṣu -
śatru (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
Line 2: “na samarthāḥ puraḥ sthātuṃ niyatereṣa niścayaḥ ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
samarthāḥ -
samartha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

samarthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
puraḥ -
puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

puraḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

pura (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sthātum -
√sthā -> sthātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √sthā]
niyater -
niyati (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
reṣa -
reṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√reṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√riṣ (verb class 1)

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

[nominative single]