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 2.5.14

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न गन्तव्यमनुद्योगैः साम्यं पुरुषगर्दभैः ।
उद्योगस्तु यथाशास्त्रं लोकद्वितयसिद्धये ॥ १४ ॥

na gantavyamanudyogaiḥ sāmyaṃ puruṣagardabhaiḥ |
udyogastu yathāśāstraṃ lokadvitayasiddhaye || 14 ||

Know that tranquility is not to be found by the effortlessness of dull ass-like men; it is the lawful energy of men which is said to secure his welfare in both worlds.
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 (2.5.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gantavya, Anudyoga, Samya, Purusha, Gardabha, Udyoga, Yathashastram, Loka, Dvitaya, Siddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.5.14). 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: “na gantavyamanudyogaiḥ sāmyaṃ puruṣagardabhaiḥ ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gantavyam -
gantavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gantavya (noun, neuter)

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

gantavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anudyogaiḥ -
anudyoga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
sāmyam -
sāmya (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

puruṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gardabhaiḥ -
gardabha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

gardabha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “udyogastu yathāśāstraṃ lokadvitayasiddhaye ”
udyogas -
udyoga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
yathāśāstram -
yathāśāstram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
loka -
loka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
dvitaya -
dvitaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvitaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
siddhaye -
siddhi (noun, feminine)

[dative single]