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 2.14.51

< Previous

Next >

अन्धान्धमोहसुधनं चिरं दुःखाय केवलम् ।
कृतं शिलाया हृदयं दुर्मतेश्चाविचारिणः ॥ ५१ ॥

andhāndhamohasudhanaṃ ciraṃ duḥkhāya kevalam |
kṛtaṃ śilāyā hṛdayaṃ durmateścāvicāriṇaḥ || 51 ||

The thick mist of error is only for the continued misery of man, and it prevails on the stony minds of those that are demented by the loss of reason.
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 (2.14.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Andha, Dhama, Han, Dhana, Ciram, Cira, Duhkha, Kevalam, Kevala, Krit, Krita, Shila, Hridaya, Durmati, Vicarin, Vicari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.14.51). 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: “andhāndhamohasudhanaṃ ciraṃ duḥkhāya kevalam ”
andhān -
andha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
dhamo -
dhama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hasu -
han (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

han (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
dhanam -
dhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ciram -
ciram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cira (noun, neuter)

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

cirā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
duḥkhāya -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
kevalam -
kevalam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kevala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kevala (noun, neuter)

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

kevalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “kṛtaṃ śilāyā hṛdayaṃ durmateścāvicāriṇaḥ ”
kṛtam -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
śilāyā* -
śilā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
hṛdayam -
hṛdaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hṛdaya (noun, neuter)

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

hṛdayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
durmateś -
durmati (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

durmati (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
cā -
cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
vicāriṇaḥ -
vicārin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

vicārin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vicārī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]