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 2.14.19

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ये केचन दुरारम्भा दुराचारा दुराधयः ।
अविचारेण ते भान्ति वेतालास्तमसा यथा ॥ १९ ॥

ye kecana durārambhā durācārā durādhayaḥ |
avicāreṇa te bhānti vetālāstamasā yathā || 19 ||

Whatever misdeeds, misconducts and mischances present themselves to man, they are all the effects of his want of the light of reason, and lay hold on him like ghosts appearing in the dark.
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 (2.14.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Kah, Kim, Cana, Dur, Dura, Arambha, Duracara, Duradhi, Avicara, Tad, Yushmad, Vetala, Tamasa, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.14.19). 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: “ye kecana durārambhā durācārā durādhayaḥ ”
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
ke -
ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

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

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
cana -
cana (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√can (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
durā -
dura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

dur (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
ārambhā* -
ārambha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ārambhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
durācārā* -
durācāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

durācārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
durādhayaḥ -
durādhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “avicāreṇa te bhānti vetālāstamasā yathā ”
avicāreṇa -
avicāra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

avicāra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
bhānti -
√bhā (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
vetālās -
vetāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vetālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tamasā* -
tamasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tamasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]