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 2.6.3

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दुःखाद्यथा दुःखकाले हा कष्टमिति कथ्यते ।
हाकष्टशब्दपर्यायस्तथा हा दैवमित्यपि ॥ ३ ॥

duḥkhādyathā duḥkhakāle hā kaṣṭamiti kathyate |
hākaṣṭaśabdaparyāyastathā hā daivamityapi || 3 ||

Men laboring hard, are heard to exclaim "O how painful it is": so men suffering under fate cry out "O hard is fate!"
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 (2.6.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Duhkha, Yatha, Kale, Kala, Han, Kashtam, Kashta, Iti, Hakashtashabda, Paryaya, Tatha, Daiva, Itya, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.6.3). 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: “duḥkhādyathā duḥkhakāle hā kaṣṭamiti kathyate ”
duḥkhād -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
duḥkha -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāle -
kāle (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

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

kālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
hā -
hā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

han (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√hā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kaṣṭam -
kaṣṭam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
kathyate -
√kath (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “hākaṣṭaśabdaparyāyastathā hā daivamityapi ”
hākaṣṭaśabda -
hākaṣṭaśabda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
paryāyas -
paryāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

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

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
hā* -
ha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

hā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
daivam -
daiva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

daiva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
itya -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> itya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]