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 1.12.15

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किं मे राज्येन किं भोगैः कोऽहं किमिदमागतम् ।
यन्मिथ्यैवास्तु तन्मिथ्या कस्य नाम किमागतम् ॥ १५ ॥

kiṃ me rājyena kiṃ bhogaiḥ ko'haṃ kimidamāgatam |
yanmithyaivāstu tanmithyā kasya nāma kimāgatam || 15 ||

Of what use is royalty and these enjoyments to me? What am I and whence are all these things? They are but vanities, and let them continue as such without any good or loss to any body.
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 (1.12.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Asmad, Rajya, Bhoga, Kah, Aha, Kimi, Dama, Agata, Yat, Yad, Vastu, Tat, Tad, Tan, Mithya, Naman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.12.15). 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: “kiṃ me rājyena kiṃ bhogaiḥ ko'haṃ kimidamāgatam ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
rājyena -
rājya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rājya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √rāj class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √rāj class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √rāj]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
bhogaiḥ -
bhoga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

bhoga (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ko' -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
kimi -
kimi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

kimi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kimi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
damā -
dama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

damā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
agatam -
agata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

agata (noun, neuter)

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

agatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√ag (verb class 1)

[imperative active second dual]
Line 2: “yanmithyaivāstu tanmithyā kasya nāma kimāgatam ”
yan -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
mithyai -
√mith (verb class 1)

[imperative passive first single]
vāstu -
vāstu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vāstu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tan -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
mithyā -
mithyā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kasya -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
āgatam -
āgata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āgata (noun, neuter)

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

āgatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√ag (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second dual]