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 3.6.4

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किंचिन्नोपकरोत्यत्र तपोदानव्रतादिकम् ।
स्वभावमात्रे विश्रान्तिमृते नात्रास्ति साधनम् ॥ ४ ॥

kiṃcinnopakarotyatra tapodānavratādikam |
svabhāvamātre viśrāntimṛte nātrāsti sādhanam || 4 ||

Here austerities and charities, religious vows and observances, are of no good whatever. It is the calm quietude of one's own nature only that is serviceable to him in his services to God.
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 (3.6.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kincid, Kincit, Nri, Tyatra, Tapodana, Vrata, Adika, Svabhava, Atra, Vishranti, Rite, Rita, Riti, Sadhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.6.4). 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: “kiṃcinnopakarotyatra tapodānavratādikam ”
kiñcin -
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]
no -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
upakaro -
tyatra -
tyatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tapodāna -
tapodāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vratā -
vrata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vrata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
adikam -
adika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adika (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “svabhāvamātre viśrāntimṛte nātrāsti sādhanam ”
svabhāvam -
svabhāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ātre -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
viśrāntim -
viśrānti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ṛte -
ṛte (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ṛte (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ṛta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ṛta (noun, neuter)

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

ṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

ṛti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
nāt -
na (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
rāsti -
√rās (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
sādhanam -
sādhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sādhana (noun, neuter)

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

sādhanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]