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 3.56.36

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तत्तदात्र स किं धर्मो नष्टः स्यादुत वा न वा ।
सत्यार्था वाप्यसत्यार्था भावना किं बलाधिका ॥ ३६ ॥

tattadātra sa kiṃ dharmo naṣṭaḥ syāduta vā na vā |
satyārthā vāpyasatyārthā bhāvanā kiṃ balādhikā || 36 ||

Tell me too whether the pious acts of others, which are offered to the manes go for nothing; and whether the absence of future prospects of the unmeritorious ghost, or the benevolent wishes of others (for its future good) are to take effect.
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 (3.56.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tat, Tad, Tada, Kim, Dharma, Nashta, Syat, Sya, Uta, Var, Sat, Sati, Satya, Artha, Vapi, Vapin, Vapya, Asat, Asati, Asatya, Bhavana, Baladhika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.56.36). 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: “tattadātra sa kiṃ dharmo naṣṭaḥ syāduta vā na vā ”
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tadāt -
tada (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ra -
ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
dharmo* -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
naṣṭaḥ -
naṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb]
syād -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
uta -
uta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vā -> uta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√u (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

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

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “satyārthā vāpyasatyārthā bhāvanā kiṃ balādhikā ”
satyā -
satī (noun, feminine)

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

satya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

satya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sati (noun, feminine)

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

sat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sat (noun, neuter)

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

satyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ārthā* -
ārtha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vāpya -
vāpi (noun, feminine)

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

vāpī (noun, feminine)

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

vāpin (noun, masculine)

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

vāpin (noun, neuter)

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

vāpya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāpya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √vā]

√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √vā]

√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √vap]

√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √vap]

√vā -> vāpya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vā]

√vap -> vāpya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vap]

√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vā]

√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vā]

√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vap]

√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vap]
asatyā -
asatī (noun, feminine)

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

asatya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

asatya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

asat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asat (noun, neuter)

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

asatyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ārthā* -
ārtha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhāvanā -
bhāvanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
balādhikā -
balādhikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]