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 2.6.29

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कश्चिन्मां प्रेरयत्येवमित्यनर्थकुकल्पने ।
यः स्थितोऽदृष्टमुत्सृज्य त्याज्योऽसौ दूरतोऽधमः ॥ २९ ॥

kaścinmāṃ prerayatyevamityanarthakukalpane |
yaḥ sthito'dṛṣṭamutsṛjya tyājyo'sau dūrato'dhamaḥ || 29 ||

Those who vainly imagine themselves to be led about by some (supernatural power), and so slight their necessary duties, are to be shunned at a distance as the mean and base.
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 (2.6.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Cit, Asmad, Pra, Irayat, Evam, Eva, Iti, Itya, Anartha, Kalpana, Yah, Sthita, Adrishta, Utsrijya, Tyajya, Asi, Asu, Adah, Duratah, Duratas, Adhama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.6.29). 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: “kaścinmāṃ prerayatyevamityanarthakukalpane ”
kaś -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cin -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
mām -
mā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
pre -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

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

prā (noun, feminine)

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

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]

prā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
īrayatye -
√īr -> īrayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √īr]

√īr -> īrayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √īr], [vocative dual from √īr], [accusative dual from √īr], [locative single from √īr]

√īr (verb class 0)

[present active third single]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
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]
anartha -
anartha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anartha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√arth (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
ku -
ku (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

ku (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
kalpane -
kalpana (noun, neuter)

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

kalpanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “yaḥ sthito'dṛṣṭamutsṛjya tyājyo'sau dūrato'dhamaḥ ”
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sthito' -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
adṛṣṭam -
adṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

adṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
utsṛjya -
utsṛjya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

utsṛjya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

utsṛjya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tyājyo' -
tyājya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tyaj -> tyājya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tyaj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tyaj]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
dūrato' -
dūrataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dūratas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
adhamaḥ -
adhama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√dham (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]