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 1.19.9

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विकल्पकल्पितारम्भं दुर्विलारसं दुरास्पदम् ।
शैशवं शासनायैव पुरुषस्य न शान्तये ॥ ९ ॥

vikalpakalpitārambhaṃ durvilārasaṃ durāspadam |
śaiśavaṃ śāsanāyaiva puruṣasya na śāntaye || 9 ||

Boys are engaged in false pursuits and wicked sports, and are subject to all foolish puerilities. Hence boyhood is fit for the rod and not for rest.
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 (1.19.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vikalpa, Kalpita, Duru, Ila, Arasa, Dur, Dura, Aspada, Shaishava, Shasana, Purusha, Shanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.19.9). 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: “vikalpakalpitārambhaṃ durvilārasaṃ durāspadam ”
vikalpa -
vikalpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vikalpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kalpitā -
kalpita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kalpita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)

[compound from √kḷp]

√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, neuter)

[compound from √kḷp]

kalpitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kḷp]

√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kḷp]

√kḷp -> kalpitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kḷp]

√kḷp (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
arambham -
√rambh (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
durvi -
duru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ilā -
ilā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√il (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
arasam -
arasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

arasa (noun, neuter)

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

arasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√ras (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
durā -
dura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

dur (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
āspadam -
āspada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “śaiśavaṃ śāsanāyaiva puruṣasya na śāntaye ”
śaiśavam -
śaiśava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śaiśava (noun, neuter)

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

śaiśavā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śāsanāyai -
śāsana (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

śāsana (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

śāsanā (noun, feminine)

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

[imperfect active first dual]
puruṣasya -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

puruṣa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śāntaye -
śānti (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

śānti (noun, masculine)

[dative single]