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 2.7.15

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पौरुषाद्दृश्यते सिद्धिः पौरुषाद्धीमतां क्रमः ।
दैवमाश्वासनामात्रं दुःखे पेलवबुद्धिषु ॥ १५ ॥

pauruṣāddṛśyate siddhiḥ pauruṣāddhīmatāṃ kramaḥ |
daivamāśvāsanāmātraṃ duḥkhe pelavabuddhiṣu || 15 ||

Activity gives us success and it is this that elevates the intelligent. But men of little understandings rely only in fortune in their miserable state.
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 (2.7.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Paurusha, Drishyata, Siddhi, Krama, Daiva, Ashvasana, Amatra, Duhkha, Pelava, Buddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.7.15). 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: “pauruṣāddṛśyate siddhiḥ pauruṣāddhīmatāṃ kramaḥ ”
pauruṣād -
pauruṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

pauruṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
dṛśyate -
dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√dṛś (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
siddhiḥ -
siddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pauruṣāddh -
pauruṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

pauruṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
hī -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
im -
i (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
atā -
√at (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
kramaḥ -
krama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “daivamāśvāsanāmātraṃ duḥkhe pelavabuddhiṣu ”
daivam -
daiva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

daiva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āśvāsanā -
āśvāsana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
amātram -
amātra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

amātra (noun, neuter)

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

amātrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
duḥkhe -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
pelava -
pelava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pelava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
buddhiṣu -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]