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 3.70.23

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नाशोऽपि सुखयत्यज्ञमेकवस्त्वतिरागिणम् ।
सूचीभूता विदेहापि परितुष्टैव राक्षसी ॥ २३ ॥

nāśo'pi sukhayatyajñamekavastvatirāgiṇam |
sūcībhūtā videhāpi parituṣṭaiva rākṣasī || 23 ||

Even death is delectable to the giddy headed, when they are overfond of some thing else; as the minim of a meagre needle was desirable to the monstrous fiend for the gratification of her fiendish desire.
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 (3.70.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nasha, Api, Sukha, Yat, Yati, Yatin, Yatya, Ajna, Vastu, Ati, Ragin, Suci, Sucin, Bhuta, Videha, Paritushta, Rakshasi, Rakshasin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.70.23). 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: “nāśo'pi sukhayatyajñamekavastvatirāgiṇam ”
nāśo' -
nāśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sukha -
sukha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yatya -
yati (noun, masculine)

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

yatin (noun, masculine)

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

yatya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

yati (noun, feminine)

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

yatī (noun, feminine)

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

√yat -> yatya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yat]

yat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√yat -> yatya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √yat class 10 verb]

√yat -> yatya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √yat class 10 verb]
ajñam -
ajña (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ajña (noun, neuter)

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

ajñā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eka -
eka (noun, neuter)

[compound]
vastva -
vastu (noun, feminine)

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

vastu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
rāgiṇam -
rāgin (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “sūcībhūtā videhāpi parituṣṭaiva rākṣasī ”
sūcī -
sūcī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

sūcī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

sūci (noun, feminine)

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

sūci (noun, masculine)

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

sūcin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhūtā* -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhūtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
videhā -
videha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

videha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

videhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
parituṣṭai -
parituṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

parituṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

parituṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
rākṣasī -
rākṣasī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

rākṣasin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]