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 3.57.41

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यथा लोष्टो लुठद्वृक्षं वञ्चयित्वाशु गच्छति ।
अज्ञानत्वेऽजपशवस्तथा ह्यस्ति पुरादिकम् ॥ ४१ ॥

yathā loṣṭo luṭhadvṛkṣaṃ vañcayitvāśu gacchati |
ajñānatve'japaśavastathā hyasti purādikam || 41 ||

As a stone flung at random flies off from its mark, so the brutish and ignorant folks go astray, from hitting at the true mark of a thing placed before them.
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 (3.57.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Loshta, Luthat, Vriksha, Ashu, Gacchat, Ajnanatva, Ajapa, Shava, Tatha, Asti, Pura, Pur, Adika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.57.41). 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: “yathā loṣṭo luṭhadvṛkṣaṃ vañcayitvāśu gacchati ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
loṣṭo* -
loṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
luṭhad -
luṭhat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

luṭhat (noun, neuter)

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

√luṭh -> luṭhat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √luṭh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √luṭh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √luṭh class 6 verb]
vṛkṣam -
vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vṛkṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vañcayitvā -
√vañc -> vañcayitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vañc]
āśu -
āśu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

āśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āśu (noun, neuter)

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

āśu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
gacchati -
gacchat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gacchat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√gam (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “ajñānatve'japaśavastathā hyasti purādikam ”
ajñānatve' -
ajñānatva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ajapa -
ajapa (noun, masculine)

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

[adverb]

śavas (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

śava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√pur (verb class 6)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

adika (noun, neuter)

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