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 2.13.13

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इदं श्राव्यं सुखकरं यथा दृष्टान्तसुन्दरम् ।
अविरुद्धमशेषेण शास्त्रं वाक्यार्थबन्धुना ॥ १३ ॥

idaṃ śrāvyaṃ sukhakaraṃ yathā dṛṣṭāntasundaram |
aviruddhamaśeṣeṇa śāstraṃ vākyārthabandhunā || 13 ||

There is no disease nor poison, nor trouble nor affliction, so painful to one in this earth, as the ignorance which is bred in himself.
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 (2.13.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Shravya, Sukhakara, Yatha, Drishtanta, Sundaram, Sundara, Aviruddha, Asheshena, Ashesha, Shastra, Vakyartha, Bandhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.13.13). 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: “idaṃ śrāvyaṃ sukhakaraṃ yathā dṛṣṭāntasundaram ”
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
śrāvyam -
śrāvya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śrāvya (noun, neuter)

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

śrāvyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śru -> śrāvya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √śru]

√śru -> śrāvya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √śru]

√śru -> śrāvyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √śru]

√śru -> śrāvya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śru]

√śru -> śrāvya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śru], [accusative single from √śru]
sukhakaram -
sukhakara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukhakara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dṛṣṭānta -
dṛṣṭānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sundaram -
sundaram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sundara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sundara (noun, neuter)

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

sundarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “aviruddhamaśeṣeṇa śāstraṃ vākyārthabandhunā ”
aviruddham -
aviruddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aviruddha (noun, neuter)

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

aviruddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
aśeṣeṇa -
aśeṣeṇa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

aśeṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

aśeṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
śāstram -
śāstra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
bandhunā -
bandhu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bandhū (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]