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 1.12.13

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किमेतेषु प्रपञ्चेषु भोगा नाम सुदुर्भगाः ।
मुधैव हि वयं मोहात्संस्थिता बद्धभावनाः ॥ १३ ॥

kimeteṣu prapañceṣu bhogā nāma sudurbhagāḥ |
mudhaiva hi vayaṃ mohātsaṃsthitā baddhabhāvanāḥ || 13 ||

What are the enjoyments in this quintessence (of the world) but misery; and yet we are foolishly caught in its thoughts, as if clogged in honey.
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 (1.12.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kimi, Tad, Prapanca, Bhoga, Naman, Sudurbhaga, Mudha, Vaya, Asmad, Mohat, Moha, Samsthita, Baddhabhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.12.13). 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: “kimeteṣu prapañceṣu bhogā nāma sudurbhagāḥ ”
kime -
kimi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

kimi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
teṣu -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

ta (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

tad (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
prapañceṣu -
prapañca (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
bhogā* -
bhoga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhogā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sudurbhagāḥ -
sudurbhaga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sudurbhagā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “mudhaiva hi vayaṃ mohātsaṃsthitā baddhabhāvanāḥ ”
mudhai -
mudhā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

mudhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

vayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative dual]
mohāt -
mohāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

moha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
saṃsthitā* -
saṃsthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

saṃsthitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
baddhabhāva -
baddhabhāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

baddhabhāva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nāḥ -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nā (noun, feminine)

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