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 2.13.23

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अनन्तानीह दुःखानि सुखं तृणलवोपमम् ।
नातः सुखेषु बध्नीयाद्दृष्टिं दुःखानुबन्धिषु ॥ २३ ॥

anantānīha duḥkhāni sukhaṃ tṛṇalavopamam |
nātaḥ sukheṣu badhnīyāddṛṣṭiṃ duḥkhānubandhiṣu || 23 ||

Here (on earth) our miseries are as endless as atoms, and our happiness as little as a drop of water on the stalk of a straw; therefore do not fix your sight upon that little happiness which is beset by misery.
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 (2.13.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ananta, Iha, Duhkha, Sukham, Sukha, Trinalava, Upama, Drishti, Anubandhin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.13.23). 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: “anantānīha duḥkhāni sukhaṃ tṛṇalavopamam ”
anantānī -
ananta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
duḥkhāni -
duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tṛṇalavo -
tṛṇalava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
upamam -
upama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

upama (noun, neuter)

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

upamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “nātaḥ sukheṣu badhnīyāddṛṣṭiṃ duḥkhānubandhiṣu ”
nāt -
na (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
sukheṣu -
sukha (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

sukha (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
badhnīyād -
√bandh (verb class 9)

[optative active third single]
dṛṣṭim -
dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
duḥkhā -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anubandhiṣu -
anubandhin (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

anubandhin (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]