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 2.6.9

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यत्प्रयान्ति जगद्भावाः संसिद्धा अपि संक्षयम् ।
क्षयकारकयत्नस्य ह्यत्र ज्ञेयं महद्बलम् ॥ ९ ॥

yatprayānti jagadbhāvāḥ saṃsiddhā api saṃkṣayam |
kṣayakārakayatnasya hyatra jñeyaṃ mahadbalam || 9 ||

Seeing the decay of the best things in the world, we must own the predominant power of the cause of this decay.
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 (2.6.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Pra, Praya, Anti, Jagat, Bhava, Samsiddha, Api, Sankshaya, Kshayaka, Nasya, Atra, Jneya, Mahat, Bala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.6.9). 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: “yatprayānti jagadbhāvāḥ saṃsiddhā api saṃkṣayam ”
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
prayā -
prā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

prayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anti -
anti (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

antī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bhāvāḥ -
bhāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
saṃsiddhā* -
saṃsiddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

saṃsiddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
saṅkṣayam -
saṅkṣaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “kṣayakārakayatnasya hyatra jñeyaṃ mahadbalam ”
kṣayakā -
kṣayaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣayaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
arakayat -
√rak (verb class 10)

[imperfect active third single]
nasya -
nasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√nas -> nasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √nas]

na (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

na (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jñeyam -
jñeya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jñeya (noun, neuter)

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

jñeyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā -> jñeya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
mahad -
atimahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
balam -
bala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

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

balā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]