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 1.26.29

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परमेष्ठ्यपि निष्ठावान्ह्रियते हीररप्यजः ।
भवोऽप्यभावमायाति कैवास्था मादृशे जने ॥ २९ ॥

parameṣṭhyapi niṣṭhāvānhriyate hīrarapyajaḥ |
bhavo'pyabhāvamāyāti kaivāsthā mādṛśe jane || 29 ||

What reliance can there be on men like us, when the very Hari and Brahma are to be absorbed into the Great One, and when Siva himself is to be no more.
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 (1.26.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Parameshthi, Parameshthin, Api, Nishthava, Nishthavat, Hira, Rapya, Bhava, Bhu, Apya, Abhava, Ayat, Eva, Tha, Madrish, Madrisha, Jana, Jani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.26.29). 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: “parameṣṭhyapi niṣṭhāvānhriyate hīrarapyajaḥ ”
parameṣṭhya -
parameṣṭhi (noun, masculine)

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

parameṣṭhin (noun, masculine)

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

parameṣṭhin (noun, neuter)

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

parameṣṭhī (noun, masculine)

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

parameṣṭhī (noun, feminine)

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

parameṣṭhī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
niṣṭhāvān -
niṣṭhāva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

niṣṭhāvat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hriyate -
√hṛ (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
hīra -
hīra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hīra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rapya -
√rap -> rapya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √rap]

√rap -> rapya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √rap class 1 verb]

√rap -> rapya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √rap class 1 verb]
jaḥ -
ja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “bhavo'pyabhāvamāyāti kaivāsthā mādṛśe jane ”
bhavo' -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
abhāvam -
abhāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
āyāti -
āyāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

āyāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āyāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āyāt (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

āyāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
kai -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
evās -
eva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

evā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
mādṛśe -
mādṛś (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

mādṛś (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

mādṛśa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mādṛśa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
jane -
jana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jana (noun, neuter)

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

janā (noun, feminine)

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

jani (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]

√jan (verb class 2)

[present middle first single]