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 2.7.18

पौरुषेण दुरन्तेभ्यः संकटेभ्यः सुबुद्धयः ।
समुत्तरन्त्ययत्नेन न तु मोघतयानया ॥ १८ ॥

pauruṣeṇa durantebhyaḥ saṃkaṭebhyaḥ subuddhayaḥ |
samuttarantyayatnena na tu moghatayānayā || 18 ||

Wise men escape from great difficulties by means of their exertions;but not so the mistaken fatalist by his fruitless inertness.

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

Paurusha, Duranta, Sankata, Subuddhi, Samud, Taranti, Tarat, Ayatnena, Ayatna, Moghata, Iyam, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.7.18). 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: “pauruṣeṇa durantebhyaḥ saṃkaṭebhyaḥ subuddhayaḥ
  • pauruṣeṇa -
  • pauruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pauruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • durantebhyaḥ -
  • duranta (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    duranta (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • saṅkaṭebhyaḥ -
  • saṅkaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    saṅkaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • subuddhayaḥ -
  • subuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    subuddhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “samuttarantyayatnena na tu moghatayānayā
  • samut -
  • samud (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    samud (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tarantya -
  • tarantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tṝ -> tarat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √tṝ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tṝ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tṝ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tṝ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tṝ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tṝ class 1 verb]
    tṝ -> tarantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tṝ class 1 verb]
    tṝ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ayatnena -
  • ayatnena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ayatna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • moghatayā -
  • moghatā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • anayā -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.7.18

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 2.7.18 in Gujarati sript:
પૌરુષેણ દુરન્તેભ્યઃ સંકટેભ્યઃ સુબુદ્ધયઃ ।
સમુત્તરન્ત્યયત્નેન ન તુ મોઘતયાનયા ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 2.7.18 in Telugu sript:
పౌరుషేణ దురన్తేభ్యః సంకటేభ్యః సుబుద్ధయః ।
సముత్తరన్త్యయత్నేన న తు మోఘతయానయా ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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