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 2.7.24

अर्थप्रापककार्यैकप्रयत्नपरता बुधैः ।
प्रोक्ता पौरुषशब्देन सर्वमासाद्यतेऽनया ॥ २४ ॥

arthaprāpakakāryaikaprayatnaparatā budhaiḥ |
proktā pauruṣaśabdena sarvamāsādyate'nayā || 24 ||

One's application to diligence and action for the attainment of an object, is known by the term exertion by the wise, whereby all things are accomplished,

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

Artha, Prapaka, Kari, Karya, Ekaprayatna, Parata, Budha, Prokta, Paurusha, Shabda, Sarvam, Sarva, Asadya, Tad, Yushmad, 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 2.7.24). 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: “arthaprāpakakāryaikaprayatnaparatā budhaiḥ
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prāpaka -
  • prāpaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāryai -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kāri (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    kārī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]
    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 -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 0)
    [imperative passive first single]
  • ekaprayatna -
  • ekaprayatna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paratā* -
  • paratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • budhaiḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    budha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “proktā pauruṣaśabdena sarvamāsādyate'nayā
  • proktā -
  • proktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pauruṣa -
  • pauruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pauruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śabdena -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive 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 2.7.24

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 2.7.24 in Gujarati sript:
અર્થપ્રાપકકાર્યૈકપ્રયત્નપરતા બુધૈઃ ।
પ્રોક્તા પૌરુષશબ્દેન સર્વમાસાદ્યતેઽનયા ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 2.7.24 in Telugu sript:
అర్థప్రాపకకార్యైకప్రయత్నపరతా బుధైః ।
ప్రోక్తా పౌరుషశబ్దేన సర్వమాసాద్యతేఽనయా ॥ ౨౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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