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 2.14.11

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या विवेकविकासिन्यो मतयो महतामिह ।
न ता विपदि मज्जन्ति तुम्बकानीव वारिणि ॥ ११ ॥

yā vivekavikāsinyo matayo mahatāmiha |
na tā vipadi majjanti tumbakānīva vāriṇi || 11 ||

The minds of great men, which are expanded by reasoning here, are never liable to be immerged under the currents of calamity (but float above them) like gourds upon water.
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 (2.14.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Viveka, Vikasini, Mati, Mahat, Mahata, Iha, Tas, Vipad, Vipadi, Majjat, Majjanti, Tumbaka, Iva, Vari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.14.11). 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: “yā vivekavikāsinyo matayo mahatāmiha ”
yā* -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
viveka -
viveka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vikāsinyo* -
vikāsinī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
matayo* -
mati (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mati (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
mahatām -
mahat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

mahatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√mah (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “na tā vipadi majjanti tumbakānīva vāriṇi ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tā* -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
vipadi -
vipadī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vipadi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vipadi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vipadi (noun, neuter)

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

vipad (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
majjanti -
√majj -> majjat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √majj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √majj class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √majj class 6 verb]

√majj -> majjantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √majj class 6 verb]

√majj (verb class 6)

[present active third plural]
tumbakān -
tumbaka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ī -
i (noun, masculine)

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

ī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vāriṇi -
vāri (noun, neuter)

[locative single]