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 2.13.28

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ते यान्ति दुर्गमाद्दुर्गं दुःखाद्दुःखं भयाद्भयम् ।
नरकान्नरकं मूढा मोहमन्थरबुद्धयः ॥ २८ ॥

te yānti durgamāddurgaṃ duḥkhādduḥkhaṃ bhayādbhayam |
narakānnarakaṃ mūḍhā mohamantharabuddhayaḥ || 28 ||

Such foolish men of mistaken and stupid minds fall into the hardest of hardships, to the misery of miseries, and the horror of horrors and the hell of hells.
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 (2.13.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Yushmad, Yantin, Yanti, Durgama, Durga, Duhkha, Duhkham, Bhayat, Bhaya, Naraka, Araka, Mudha, Moha, Manthara, Buddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.13.28). 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: “te yānti durgamāddurgaṃ duḥkhādduḥkhaṃ bhayādbhayam ”
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
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]
durgamād -
durgama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

durgama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
durgam -
durga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

durga (noun, neuter)

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

durgā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
duḥkhād -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
duḥkham -
duḥkham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhayād -
bhayāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bhaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
bhayam -
bhaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhaya (noun, neuter)

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

bhayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “narakānnarakaṃ mūḍhā mohamantharabuddhayaḥ ”
narakānn -
naraka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
arakam -
araka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
mūḍhā* -
mūḍha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mūḍhā (noun, feminine)

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

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb]

√muh -> mūḍhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √muh class 4 verb]
moha -
moha (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

manthara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
buddhayaḥ -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]