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 2.10.21

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निर्वाणं नाम परमं सुखं येन पुनर्जनः ।
न जायते न म्रियते तज्ज्ञानादेव लभ्यते ॥ २१ ॥

nirvāṇaṃ nāma paramaṃ sukhaṃ yena punarjanaḥ |
na jāyate na mriyate tajjñānādeva labhyate || 21 ||

He thought upon self-extinction as the Supreme bliss, which was obtainable only through a knowledge of the Deity, and whereby man might be exempted from repeated births and deaths.
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 (2.10.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nirvana, Naman, Paramam, Parama, Sukham, Sukha, Yena, Yah, Yat, Punar, Jana, Janas, Jayat, Mriyat, Tajjna, Adeva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.10.21). 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: “nirvāṇaṃ nāma paramaṃ sukhaṃ yena punarjanaḥ ”
nirvāṇam -
nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)

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

nirvāṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
paramam -
paramam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

parama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

parama (noun, neuter)

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

paramā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yena -
yena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
punar -
punar (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

punar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
janaḥ -
janas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

jana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “na jāyate na mriyate tajjñānādeva labhyate ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jāyate -
√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mriyate -
√mṛ -> mriyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]

√mṛ -> mriyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]

√mṛ (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√mṛ (verb class 6)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
tajjñān -
tajjña (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ādeva -
ādeva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ādeva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
labhyate -
√labh (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]