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 3.82.8

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महतामेव संपर्कात्पुनर्दुःखं न बाधते ।
को हि दीपशिखाहस्तस्तमसा परिभूयते ॥ ८ ॥

mahatāmeva saṃparkātpunarduḥkhaṃ na bādhate |
ko hi dīpaśikhāhastastamasā paribhūyate || 8 ||

Society with the good and great, dispels all our woes; as a lamp in the hand, disperses the surrounding darkness.
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 (3.82.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mahat, Mahata, Eva, Samparka, Punar, Duhkham, Duhkha, Badhata, Kah, Dipashikha, Ahasta, Tamas, Tamasa, Paribhu, Uyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.82.8). 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: “mahatāmeva saṃparkātpunarduḥkhaṃ na bādhate ”
mahatām -
mahat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

mahatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√mah (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
samparkāt -
samparka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

samparka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
punar -
punar (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

punar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
duḥkham -
duḥkham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bādhate -
bādhatā (noun, feminine)

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

√bādh (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
Line 2: “ko hi dīpaśikhāhastastamasā paribhūyate ”
ko* -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

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

[nominative single]
ahastas -
ahasta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tamasā -
tamas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tamasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
paribhū -
paribhū (noun, masculine)

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

paribhū (noun, neuter)

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

paribhū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
ūyate -
√ūy -> ūyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √ūy class 1 verb]

√ūy -> ūyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √ūy class 1 verb]

√u (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√u (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√u (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]

√ūy (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]