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 2.6.4

प्राक्स्वकर्मेतराकारं दैवं नाम न विद्यते ।
बालः प्रबलपुंसेव तज्जेतुमिह शक्यते ॥ ४ ॥

prāksvakarmetarākāraṃ daivaṃ nāma na vidyate |
bālaḥ prabalapuṃseva tajjetumiha śakyate || 4 ||

Thus then fate being no other than a name for our past actions, it is as easily overcome (by present acts) as a boy (is subdued) by an adult youth.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.6.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prak, Svakarman, Itara, Akara, Daiva, Naman, Bala, Prabala, Pums, Iva, Shakyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.6.4). 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: “prāksvakarmetarākāraṃ daivaṃ nāma na vidyate
  • prāk -
  • prāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • svakarme -
  • svakarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • itarā -
  • itara (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    itarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akāram -
  • akāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • daivam -
  • daiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidyate -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “bālaḥ prabalapuṃseva tajjetumiha śakyate
  • bālaḥ -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prabala -
  • prabala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prabala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṃse -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse tajjetumiha*śa
  • śakyate -
  • śakyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śak (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.6.4

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 2.6.4 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાક્સ્વકર્મેતરાકારં દૈવં નામ ન વિદ્યતે ।
બાલઃ પ્રબલપુંસેવ તજ્જેતુમિહ શક્યતે ॥ ૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 2.6.4 in Telugu sript:
ప్రాక్స్వకర్మేతరాకారం దైవం నామ న విద్యతే ।
బాలః ప్రబలపుంసేవ తజ్జేతుమిహ శక్యతే ॥ ౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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