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 2.14.4

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मोहेन बन्धुनाशेषु संकटेषु शमेषु च ।
सर्वं व्याप्तं महाप्राज्ञ विचारो हि सतां गतिः ॥ ४ ॥

mohena bandhunāśeṣu saṃkaṭeṣu śameṣu ca |
sarvaṃ vyāptaṃ mahāprājña vicāro hi satāṃ gatiḥ || 4 ||

O wise Rama! our understandings are shrouded under unconsciousness at the loss of our friends, at times of danger, and even of quiet. It is reason that is our only companion.
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 (2.14.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Moha, Bandhu, Asha, Sankata, Shama, Sarvam, Sarva, Vyapta, Mahaprajna, Vicara, Sat, Gati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.14.4). 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: “mohena bandhunāśeṣu saṃkaṭeṣu śameṣu ca ”
mohena -
moha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
bandhunā -
bandhu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bandhū (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
āśeṣu -
āśa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
saṅkaṭeṣu -
saṅkaṭa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

saṅkaṭa (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
śameṣu -
śama (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

śama (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “sarvaṃ vyāptaṃ mahāprājña vicāro hi satāṃ gatiḥ ”
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
vyāptam -
vyāpta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vyāpta (noun, neuter)

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

vyāptā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mahāprājña -
mahāprājña (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahāprājña (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vicāro* -
vicāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
satām -
sat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
gatiḥ -
gati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

gati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]