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 2.7.20

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शुभेन पुरुषार्थेन शुभमासाद्यते फलम् ।
अशुभेनाशुभं राम यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु ॥ २० ॥

śubhena puruṣārthena śubhamāsādyate phalam |
aśubhenāśubhaṃ rāma yathecchasi tathā kuru || 20 ||

By well directed industry a man reaps the best reward, as he meets with its reverse by his misapplied labour: think upon this O Rama! and do as you like.
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 (2.7.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shubha, Purushartha, Shubh, Asadya, Tad, Yushmad, Phala, Ashubha, Rama, Yatheccha, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.7.20). 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: “śubhena puruṣārthena śubhamāsādyate phalam ”
śubhena -
śubha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śubha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
puruṣārthena -
puruṣārtha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
śubham -
śubha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śubha (noun, neuter)

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

śubhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

śubh (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
āsādya -
āsādya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āsādya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
phalam -
phala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

phala (noun, neuter)

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

phalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “aśubhenāśubhaṃ rāma yathecchasi tathā kuru ”
aśubhenā -
aśubha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

aśubha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
aśubham -
aśubha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aśubha (noun, neuter)

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

aśubhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śubh (verb class 6)

[imperfect active first single]
rāma -
rāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
yatheccha -
yatheccha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatheccha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
si -
si (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kuru -
kuru (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kuru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperative active second single]