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 3.62.25

न स्याद्बुद्धिर्न कर्माणि न विकारादि नाकृतिः ।
केवलं त्वित्थमाकल्पं स्थित्या भाव्यमिति स्थिताः ॥ २५ ॥

na syādbuddhirna karmāṇi na vikārādi nākṛtiḥ |
kevalaṃ tvitthamākalpaṃ sthityā bhāvyamiti sthitāḥ || 25 ||

By sitting idle in the manner of a waiter on Providence, for the whole of his lifetime, he gains nothing; but comes to lose his good sense and energy in a short time, and finally dies away in famine by his sole reliance on destiny. (Hence fate = fat and faut.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.62.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Syat, Sya, Buddhi, Karman, Vikara, Nri, Akriti, Kevalam, Kevala, Ittham, Ittha, Akalpam, Akalpa, Sthiti, Bhavya, Bhavi, Iti, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.62.25). 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: “na syādbuddhirna karmāṇi na vikārādi nākṛtiḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • buddhir -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karmāṇi -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vikārā -
  • vikāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vikārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākṛtiḥ -
  • ākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kevalaṃ tvitthamākalpaṃ sthityā bhāvyamiti sthitāḥ
  • kevalam -
  • kevalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kevala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kevala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kevalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tvi -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ittham -
  • ittham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ittha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ākalpam -
  • ākalpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ākalpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sthityā* -
  • sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sthitī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhāvyam -
  • bhāvya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāvya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāvyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bhū], [accusative single from √bhū]
    bhāvī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sthitāḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.62.25

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 3.62.25 in Gujarati sript:
ન સ્યાદ્બુદ્ધિર્ન કર્માણિ ન વિકારાદિ નાકૃતિઃ ।
કેવલં ત્વિત્થમાકલ્પં સ્થિત્યા ભાવ્યમિતિ સ્થિતાઃ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 3.62.25 in Telugu sript:
న స్యాద్బుద్ధిర్న కర్మాణి న వికారాది నాకృతిః ।
కేవలం త్విత్థమాకల్పం స్థిత్యా భావ్యమితి స్థితాః ॥ ౨౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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