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 2.13.73

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यः समः सर्वभूतेषु भावि काङ्क्षति नोज्झति ।
जित्वेन्द्रियाणि यत्नेन स शान्त इति कथ्यते ॥ ७३ ॥

yaḥ samaḥ sarvabhūteṣu bhāvi kāṅkṣati nojjhati |
jitvendriyāṇi yatnena sa śānta iti kathyate || 73 ||

He who is indifferent to all objects, and neither leaves nor longs for any thing; but keeps his senses and appetites under subjection, is called a saint.
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 (2.13.73). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Sama, Sarvabhuta, Bhavin, Bhavi, Kankshat, Nri, Ujjhat, Jitvan, Indriya, Indriyani, Yatna, Shanta, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.13.73). 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: “yaḥ samaḥ sarvabhūteṣu bhāvi kāṅkṣati nojjhati ”
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
samaḥ -
sama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sarvabhūteṣu -
sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
bhāvi -
bhāvin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhāvin (noun, neuter)

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

bhāvī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhāvī (noun, feminine)

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

bhāvī (noun, neuter)

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

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive middle third single]
kāṅkṣati -
kāṅkṣat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kāṅkṣat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√kāṅkṣ -> kāṅkṣat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb]

√kāṅkṣ -> kāṅkṣat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb]

√kāṅkṣ (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
no -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ujjhati -
√ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]

√ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]

ujjhat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ujjhat (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

ujjhat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√ujjh (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “jitvendriyāṇi yatnena sa śānta iti kathyate ”
jitve -
jitvan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

jitvan (noun, neuter)

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

√ji -> jitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ji]

√ji -> jitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ji]
indriyāṇi -
indriyāṇi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

indriyāṇi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

indriyāṇi (noun, neuter)

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

indriya (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yatnena -
yatna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śānta* -
śānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
kathyate -
√kath (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]