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 3.77.27

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अपि नङ्क्ष्यामि देहेन नैव भोक्ष्ये गुणान्वितम् ।
सुखयन्ति हि चेतांसि जीवितादपि साधवः ॥ २७ ॥

api naṅkṣyāmi dehena naiva bhokṣye guṇānvitam |
sukhayanti hi cetāṃsi jīvitādapi sādhavaḥ || 27 ||

I should rather suffer my body to perish with hunger, than destroy the intelligent for its supportance; because the soul derives more satisfaction from the counsels of the wise, than bare life without knowledge, can possibly afford.
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 (3.77.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Api, Deha, Naiva, Gunanvita, Sukha, Yat, Cetas, Jivita, Sadhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.77.27). 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: “api naṅkṣyāmi dehena naiva bhokṣye guṇānvitam ”
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
naṅkṣyāmi -
√naś (verb class 1)

[future active first single]
dehena -
deha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
naiva -
naiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhokṣye -
√bhuj (verb class 6)

[future middle first single]

√bhuj (verb class 7)

[future middle first single]
guṇānvitam -
guṇānvita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

guṇānvita (noun, neuter)

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

guṇānvitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “sukhayanti hi cetāṃsi jīvitādapi sādhavaḥ ”
sukha -
sukha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yanti -
yanti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
cetāṃsi -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jīvitād -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

jīvita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sādhavaḥ -
sādhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]