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 2.12.12

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अवश्यमिह हि विचारे कृते सकलदुःखपरिक्षयो भवतीति मन्तव्यं नातो विचारदृष्टयोऽवहेलया द्रष्टव्याः ॥ १२ ॥

avaśyamiha hi vicāre kṛte sakaladuḥkhaparikṣayo bhavatīti mantavyaṃ nāto vicāradṛṣṭayo'vahelayā draṣṭavyāḥ || 12 ||

It must be owned that we lessen our woes by acting with reason: therefore reasonable men are never to be looked upon with disregard.
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 (2.12.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avashyam, Iha, Vicara, Krite, Krit, Krita, Kriti, Sakala, Duhkha, Parikshaya, Parikshi, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Iti, Mantavya, Drishti, Avahelaya, Avahela, Drashtavya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.12.12). 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: “avaśyamiha hi vicāre kṛte sakaladuḥkhaparikṣayo bhavatīti mantavyaṃ nāto vicāradṛṣṭayo'vahelayā draṣṭavyāḥ ”
avaśyam -
avaśyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

avaśyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
vicāre -
vicāra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
kṛte -
kṛte (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṛte (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

kṛt (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

kṛta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

kṛti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

kṛti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[present middle third single]
sakala -
sakala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sakala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
duḥkha -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
parikṣayo* -
parikṣaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

parikṣi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhavatī -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

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

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

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

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

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

bhavant (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
mantavyam -
mantavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mantavya (noun, neuter)

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

mantavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√man -> mantavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> mantavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
nāt -
na (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
o* -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
vicāra -
vicāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
dṛṣṭayo' -
dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
avahelayā -
avahelayā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

avahelā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
draṣṭavyāḥ -
draṣṭavya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

draṣṭavyā (noun, feminine)

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

√dṛś -> draṣṭavya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> draṣṭavyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]