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 2.17.41

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शिष्टो ग्रन्थः परीमाणं तस्य ज्ञानमहार्थदः ।
बुद्धे तस्मिन्भवेच्छ्रेयो निर्वाणं शान्तकल्पनम् ॥ ४१ ॥

śiṣṭo granthaḥ parīmāṇaṃ tasya jñānamahārthadaḥ |
buddhe tasminbhavecchreyo nirvāṇaṃ śāntakalpanam || 41 ||

It contains the remaining number of slokas, (i. e. 14500 Stanzas of the aggregate number of 32000 Slokas composing the entire work), a knowledge of these is pregnant with great meanings, and the understanding of them leads to the chief good of utter extinction and pacification of desires.
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 (2.17.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shishta, Grantha, Parimana, Tad, Jnana, Aha, Arthada, Buddha, Buddhi, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Nirvana, Shanta, Kalpana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.17.41). 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: “śiṣṭo granthaḥ parīmāṇaṃ tasya jñānamahārthadaḥ ”
śiṣṭo* -
śiṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√śās -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]

√śiṣ -> śiṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śiṣ class 7 verb]

√śās (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
granthaḥ -
grantha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
parīmāṇam -
parīmāṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
jñānam -
jñāna (noun, neuter)

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

jñānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ahā -
aha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
arthadaḥ -
arthada (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “buddhe tasminbhavecchreyo nirvāṇaṃ śāntakalpanam ”
buddhe -
buddha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

buddha (noun, neuter)

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

buddhā (noun, feminine)

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

buddhi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
tasmin -
tad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
bhavecch -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
śreyo* -
śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śreyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śreyas (noun, neuter)

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

√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
nirvāṇam -
nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)

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

nirvāṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śānta -
śānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb]

√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb]
kalpanam -
kalpana (noun, neuter)

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

kalpanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]