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 2.6.41

बुद्ध्वैव पौरुषफलं पुरुषत्वमेतदात्मप्रयत्नपरतैव सदैव कार्या ।
नेया ततः सफलतां परमामथासौ सच्छास्त्रसाधुजनपण्डितसेवनेन ॥ ४१ ॥

buddhvaiva pauruṣaphalaṃ puruṣatvametadātmaprayatnaparataiva sadaiva kāryā |
neyā tataḥ saphalatāṃ paramāmathāsau sacchāstrasādhujanapaṇḍitasevanena || 41 ||

All wise men after discussion of the subject of fate and acts, have applied themselves to activity by utter rejection of fatality, and accomplished their ends by attendance on the good and wise.

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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 (2.6.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Buddhva, Paurusha, Phala, Purushatva, Etad, Etada, Atma, Prayatna, Parata, Sadaiva, Kari, Karya, Neya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Saphala, Parama, Atha, Asi, Asu, Adah, Sacchastra, Sadhujana, Pandita, Sevana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.6.41). 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: “buddhvaiva pauruṣaphalaṃ puruṣatvametadātmaprayatnaparataiva sadaiva kāryā
  • buddhvai -
  • budh -> buddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √budh]
    budh -> buddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √budh]
    buddhvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • pauruṣa -
  • pauruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pauruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puruṣatvam -
  • puruṣatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • etadā -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    etadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • atma -
  • atma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prayatna -
  • prayatna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paratai -
  • paratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sadaiva -
  • sadaiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sadaiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāryā -
  • kāri (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kārī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • Line 2: “neyā tataḥ saphalatāṃ paramāmathāsau sacchāstrasādhujanapaṇḍitasevanena
  • neyā -
  • neyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> neyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • saphala -
  • saphala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saphala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • paramām -
  • paramā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • 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]
  • sacchāstra -
  • sacchāstra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sādhujana -
  • sādhujana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paṇḍita -
  • paṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paṇḍita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
  • sevanena -
  • sevana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.6.41

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 2.6.41 in Gujarati sript:
બુદ્ધ્વૈવ પૌરુષફલં પુરુષત્વમેતદાત્મપ્રયત્નપરતૈવ સદૈવ કાર્યા ।
નેયા તતઃ સફલતાં પરમામથાસૌ સચ્છાસ્ત્રસાધુજનપણ્ડિતસેવનેન ॥ ૪૧ ॥

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 2.6.41 in Telugu sript:
బుద్ధ్వైవ పౌరుషఫలం పురుషత్వమేతదాత్మప్రయత్నపరతైవ సదైవ కార్యా ।
నేయా తతః సఫలతాం పరమామథాసౌ సచ్ఛాస్త్రసాధుజనపణ్డితసేవనేన ॥ ౪౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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