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 2.15.2

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संतोषैश्वर्यसुखिनां चिरविश्रान्तचेतसाम् ।
साम्राज्यमपि शान्तानां जरत्तृणलवायते ॥ २ ॥

saṃtoṣaiśvaryasukhināṃ ciraviśrāntacetasām |
sāmrājyamapi śāntānāṃ jarattṛṇalavāyate || 2 ||

Those who are happy with their prosperity of contentment, and possess the calm repose of their souls, are as holy saints, and think a sovereignty no better than a bit of rotten straw.
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 (2.15.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Santosha, Aishvari, Aishvarya, Asukhin, Cira, Vishranta, Cetas, Samrajya, Samraji, Api, Shanta, Jarat, Trinalava, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.15.2). 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: “saṃtoṣaiśvaryasukhināṃ ciraviśrāntacetasām ”
santoṣai -
santoṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

santoṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

santoṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiśvarya -
aiśvari (noun, masculine)

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

aiśvarī (noun, feminine)

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

aiśvarya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
asukhinām -
asukhin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

asukhin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
cira -
cira (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cira (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
viśrānta -
viśrānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viśrānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cetasām -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “sāmrājyamapi śāntānāṃ jarattṛṇalavāyate ”
sāmrājyam -
sāmrājya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sāmrājya (noun, neuter)

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

sāmrājyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

sāmrājī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
śāntānām -
śānta (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

śānta (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

śāntā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √śam class 4 verb], [genitive plural from √śam class 9 verb]

√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √śam class 4 verb], [genitive plural from √śam class 9 verb]

√śam -> śāntā (participle, feminine)

[genitive plural from √śam class 4 verb], [genitive plural from √śam class 9 verb]
jarat -
jarat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jarat (noun, neuter)

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

√jṛ -> jarat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jṛ class 1 verb]

√jṝ -> jarat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 1 verb]
tṛṇalavāya -
tṛṇalava (noun, masculine)

[dative 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]