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 2.5.16

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प्रत्यहं प्रत्यवेक्षेत देहं नश्वरमात्मनः ।
संत्यजेत्पशुभिस्तुल्यं श्रयेत्सत्पुरुषोचितम् ॥ १६ ॥

pratyahaṃ pratyavekṣeta dehaṃ naśvaramātmanaḥ |
saṃtyajetpaśubhistulyaṃ śrayetsatpuruṣocitam || 16 ||

One must ponder in himself every day that his body is subject to corruption, his beastly acts must be kept backward and man like acts put forward.
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 (2.5.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pratyaha, Pratyaveksha, Ita, Deha, Nashvara, Atman, Sat, Santya, Santi, Pashu, Pashubhi, Tulyam, Tulya, Satpurusha, Ucita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.5.16). 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: “pratyahaṃ pratyavekṣeta dehaṃ naśvaramātmanaḥ ”
pratyaham -
pratyaha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pratyaha (noun, neuter)

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

pratyahā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pratyavekṣe -
pratyavekṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ita -
ita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
deham -
deha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

naśvara (noun, neuter)

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

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “saṃtyajetpaśubhistulyaṃ śrayetsatpuruṣocitam ”
santya -
santya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

santya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

santi (noun, feminine)

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

santi (noun, masculine)

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

santi (noun, neuter)

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

sat (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
ajet -
√aj (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
paśubhis -
paśu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

paśubhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

paśubhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

paśū (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
tulyam -
tulyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tulya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tulya (noun, neuter)

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

tulyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]

√tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
śrayet -
√śri (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
satpuruṣo -
satpuruṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ucitam -
ucita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ucita (noun, neuter)

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

ucitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √uc class 4 verb], [accusative single from √uc class 4 verb]