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 2.14.18

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दुःखखण्डकमस्थूलं विपन्नवलतामधुः ।
राम दूरे परित्याज्यो निर्विवेको नराधमः ॥ १८ ॥

duḥkhakhaṇḍakamasthūlaṃ vipannavalatāmadhuḥ |
rāma dūre parityājyo nirviveko narādhamaḥ || 18 ||

Rama, you must shun at a distance the base unreasonable man, who grows as plump as a Khanda cane to cause sorrow and resembles the spring season to grow fresh weeds of evil.
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 (2.14.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Duhkha, Khandaka, Asthula, Vipanna, Valat, Rama, Dure, Dura, Parityajya, Nirviveka, Naradhama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.14.18). 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: “duḥkhakhaṇḍakamasthūlaṃ vipannavalatāmadhuḥ ”
duḥkha -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
khaṇḍakam -
khaṇḍaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

khaṇḍaka (noun, neuter)

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

khaṇḍakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
asthūlam -
asthūla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asthūla (noun, neuter)

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

asthūlā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vipanna -
vipanna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vipanna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
valatām -
√val -> valat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √val class 1 verb]

√val -> valat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √val class 1 verb]

√val (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
adhuḥ -
√dhā (verb class 1)

[aorist active third plural]

√dhā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third plural], [aorist active third plural]

√dhā (verb class 3)

[aorist active third plural]

√dhā (verb class 4)

[aorist active third plural]
Line 2: “rāma dūre parityājyo nirviveko narādhamaḥ ”
rāma -
rāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
dūre -
dūre (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dūra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dūra (noun, neuter)

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

dūrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
parityājyo* -
parityājya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nirviveko* -
nirviveka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
narādhamaḥ -
narādhama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]