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 1.12.25

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मोहयन्ति मनोवृत्तिं खण्डयन्ति गुणावलिम् ।
दुःखजालं प्रयच्छन्ति विप्रलम्भपराः श्रियः ॥ २५ ॥

mohayanti manovṛttiṃ khaṇḍayanti guṇāvalim |
duḥkhajālaṃ prayacchanti vipralambhaparāḥ śriyaḥ || 25 ||

I take prosperity to be a seducing cheat, for its deluding the mind, impairing the good qualities (of men), and spreading the net of our miseries.
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 (1.12.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mohayat, Mohayanti, Manovritti, Khandayat, Khandayanti, Guna, Ali, Duhkha, Jala, Prayat, Shanti, Vipralambha, Para, Shri, Shriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.12.25). 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: “mohayanti manovṛttiṃ khaṇḍayanti guṇāvalim ”
mohayanti -
√muh -> mohayantī (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √muh]

mohayantī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

mohayantī (noun, feminine)

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

mohayantī (noun, neuter)

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

√muh -> mohayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √muh], [vocative plural from √muh], [accusative plural from √muh]

√muh -> mohayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √muh]

mohayat (noun, neuter)

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

√muh (verb class 0)

[present active third plural]
manovṛttim -
manovṛtti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
khaṇḍayanti -
√khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍayantī (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √khaṇḍ]

√khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √khaṇḍ], [vocative plural from √khaṇḍ], [accusative plural from √khaṇḍ]

√khaṇḍ -> khaṇḍayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √khaṇḍ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √khaṇḍ]

√khaṇḍ (verb class 10)

[present active third plural]

√khaṇḍ (verb class 0)

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

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
alim -
ali (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “duḥkhajālaṃ prayacchanti vipralambhaparāḥ śriyaḥ ”
duḥkha -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jālam -
jāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jāla (noun, neuter)

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

jālā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prayacch -
√pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
śanti -
śanti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śanti (noun, neuter)

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

śanti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vipralambha -
vipralambha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
parāḥ -
para (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

parā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
śriyaḥ -
śrī (noun, feminine)

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

śrī (noun, masculine)

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

śriya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]