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 2.5.5

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द्वौ हुडाविव युध्येते पुरुषार्थौ समासमौ ।
प्राक्तनश्चैहिकश्चैव शाम्यत्यत्राल्पवीर्यवान् ॥ ५ ॥

dvau huḍāviva yudhyete puruṣārthau samāsamau |
prāktanaścaihikaścaiva śāmyatyatrālpavīryavān || 5 ||

Fortune and exertions contend with each other like two rams of unequal strength, wherein the mightier overcomes the other.
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 (2.5.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dva, Huda, Hudu, Iva, Purushartha, Samasama, Praktana, Aihika, Shamyat, Atra, Alpa, Viryavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.5.5). 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: “dvau huḍāviva yudhyete puruṣārthau samāsamau ”
dvau -
dva (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
huḍāvi -
huḍa (noun, masculine)

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

huḍu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
yudhyete -
√yudh (verb class 1)

[present passive third dual]

√yudh (verb class 4)

[present middle third dual], [present passive third dual]
puruṣārthau -
puruṣārtha (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
samāsamau -
samāsama (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “prāktanaścaihikaścaiva śāmyatyatrālpavīryavān ”
prāktanaś -
prāktana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aihikaś -
aihika (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

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

[imperfect active first dual]
śāmyatya -
√śam -> śāmyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [locative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam (verb class 4)

[present active third single]
atrā -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

atrā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

alpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vīryavān -
vīryavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]