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 1.18.54

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मानावमानबहुला बहुलाभमनोरमाः ।
शरीरमात्रबद्धास्थं घ्नन्ति दोषदृशो नरम् ॥ ५४ ॥

mānāvamānabahulā bahulābhamanoramāḥ |
śarīramātrabaddhāsthaṃ ghnanti doṣadṛśo naram || 54 ||

Those mistaken men that have a high sense of honor and fear dishonor, and take a pleasure in the excess of their gains, are verily the killers both of their bodies and souls.
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 (1.18.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mana, Amana, Bahula, Abha, Anu, Rama, Shariramatra, Baddha, Tha, Ghnat, Dosha, Drisha, Drish, Nara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.18.54). 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: “mānāvamānabahulā bahulābhamanoramāḥ ”
mānāva -
māna (noun, masculine)

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

√man -> māna (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √man class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √man class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √man class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √man class 8 verb]

√mān (verb class 1)

[imperative active first dual]
amāna -
amāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bahulā* -
bahula (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bahulā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bahula (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bahulā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ābham -
ābhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ābha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ābha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
anor -
anu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

anu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ramāḥ -
rama (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ramā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “śarīramātrabaddhāsthaṃ ghnanti doṣadṛśo naram ”
śarīramātra -
śarīramātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
baddhās -
baddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

baddhā (noun, feminine)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

tha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ghnanti -
ghnat (noun, neuter)

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

√han -> ghnat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]

√han (verb class 2)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

doṣan (noun, neuter)

[compound]
dṛśo* -
dṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dṛś (noun, feminine)

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

dṛś (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
naram -
nara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

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

narā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]