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 2.11.61

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एकं वा सर्वयत्नेन प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा समाश्रयेत् ।
एकस्मिन्वशगे यान्ति चत्वारोऽपि वशं यतः ॥ ६१ ॥

ekaṃ vā sarvayatnena prāṇāṃstyaktvā samāśrayet |
ekasminvaśage yānti catvāro'pi vaśaṃ yataḥ || 61 ||

Or at least one of them is to be resorted to with diligence and even at the expense of one's life; because by securing one of these a man can reconcile and gain all the four.
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 (2.11.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eka, Sarvayatna, Prana, Sama, Vashaga, Yantin, Yanti, Catu, Ara, Aru, Api, Vasha, Yatah, Yat, Yata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.11.61). 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: “ekaṃ vā sarvayatnena prāṇāṃstyaktvā samāśrayet ”
ekam -
eka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

eka (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sarvayatnena -
sarvayatna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
prāṇāṃs -
prāṇa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tyaktvā -
√tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tyaj]
samā -
samā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

samā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
śrayet -
√śri (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “ekasminvaśage yānti catvāro'pi vaśaṃ yataḥ ”
ekasmin -
eka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

eka (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vaśage -
vaśaga (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vaśaga (noun, neuter)

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

vaśagā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
yānti -
yāntin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāntin (noun, neuter)

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

yāntī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

yāntī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

yāntī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
catvā -
catu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

catu (noun, neuter)

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

catu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
āro' -
āra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

āru (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

āru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√ṛ (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]

√ṛ (verb class 3)

[aorist active second single]

√ṛ (verb class 5)

[aorist active second single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vaśam -
vaśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vaśa (noun, neuter)

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

vaśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yataḥ -
yataḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]

√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]