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 2.13.52

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शमेनासाद्यते श्रेयः शमो हि परमं पदम् ।
शमः शिवः शमः शान्ति शमो भ्रान्तिनिवारणम् ॥ ५२ ॥

śamenāsādyate śreyaḥ śamo hi paramaṃ padam |
śamaḥ śivaḥ śamaḥ śānti śamo bhrāntinivāraṇam || 52 ||

It is quiescence which leads to all good and is reckoned the best state of being. Quietism is felicity, it is peace and the preventive of error.
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 (2.13.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shama, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Paramam, Parama, Pada, Shiva, Shanti, Nivarana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.13.52). 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: “śamenāsādyate śreyaḥ śamo hi paramaṃ padam ”
śamenā -
śama (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śama (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
asādyate -
śreyaḥ -
śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śreyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śreyas (noun, neuter)

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

√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
śamo* -
śama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
paramam -
paramam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

parama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

parama (noun, neuter)

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

paramā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “śamaḥ śivaḥ śamaḥ śānti śamo bhrāntinivāraṇam ”
śamaḥ -
śama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śivaḥ -
śiva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śamaḥ -
śama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śānti -
śānti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

śānti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śāntī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śāntī (noun, feminine)

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

śāntī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śamo* -
śama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhrānti -
bhrānti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
nivāraṇam -
nivāraṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nivāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

nivāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]