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 2.8.16

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मूढैः प्रकल्पितं दैवं तत्परास्ते क्षयं गताः ।
प्राज्ञास्तु पौरुषार्थेन पदमुत्तमतां गताः ॥ १६ ॥

mūḍhaiḥ prakalpitaṃ daivaṃ tatparāste kṣayaṃ gatāḥ |
prājñāstu pauruṣārthena padamuttamatāṃ gatāḥ || 16 ||

It is the fool that fancies to himself a destiny and relies on it to his own disadvantage; while the intelligent raise themselves to better states by means of their exertion.
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 (2.8.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mudha, Prakalpita, Daiva, Tatpara, Tad, Yushmad, Kshaya, Gata, Prajna, Paurusha, Artha, Pada, Uttamata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.8.16). 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: “mūḍhaiḥ prakalpitaṃ daivaṃ tatparāste kṣayaṃ gatāḥ ”
mūḍhaiḥ -
mūḍha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

mūḍha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √muh class 4 verb]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √muh class 4 verb]
prakalpitam -
prakalpita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prakalpita (noun, neuter)

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

prakalpitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
daivam -
daiva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

daiva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tatparās -
tatpara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tatparā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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]
kṣayam -
kṣaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaya (noun, neuter)

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

kṣayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
gatāḥ -
gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “prājñāstu pauruṣārthena padamuttamatāṃ gatāḥ ”
prājñās -
prājña (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prājñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
pauruṣā -
pauruṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pauruṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
arthena -
artha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
uttamatām -
uttamatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gatāḥ -
gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]