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 2.18.34

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बुध्यते स्वयमेवेदं किंचित्पदपदार्थवित् ।
स्वयं यस्तु न वेत्तीदं श्रोतव्यं तेन पण्डितात् ॥ ३४ ॥

budhyate svayamevedaṃ kiṃcitpadapadārthavit |
svayaṃ yastu na vettīdaṃ śrotavyaṃ tena paṇḍitāt || 34 ||

One may be self taught in it who has a slight knowledge of words and their senses; but he who does not understand the purport well, should learn it from a pandit.
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 (2.18.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svayam, Eva, Idam, Kincid, Kincit, Pada, Padartha, Vid, Vidh, Yah, Shrotavya, Tad, Tena, Pandita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.18.34). 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: “budhyate svayamevedaṃ kiṃcitpadapadārthavit ”
budhyate -
√budh (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√budh (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
eve -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kiñcit -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

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

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

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

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

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

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pada -
pada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√pad (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
vit -
vid (noun, masculine)

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

vid (noun, neuter)

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

vidh (noun, masculine)

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

vidh (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “svayaṃ yastu na vettīdaṃ śrotavyaṃ tena paṇḍitāt ”
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
yas -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vettī -
√vid (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
śrotavyam -
śrotavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śrotavya (noun, neuter)

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

śrotavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śru -> śrotavya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]

√śru -> śrotavya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
paṇḍitāt -
paṇḍita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

paṇḍita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]