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 3.85.17

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भोगमोक्षफलार्थिन्यः समस्ता भूतजातयः ।
स्वमीहितं यथाकालं प्रयतन्ते यथाक्रमम् ॥ १७ ॥

bhogamokṣaphalārthinyaḥ samastā bhūtajātayaḥ |
svamīhitaṃ yathākālaṃ prayatante yathākramam || 17 ||

All beings are in pursuit of their enjoyments and liberty, and the more they strive for their desired objects, the better they thrive in 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 (3.85.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhogamoksha, Phalarthini, Samasta, Bhuta, Jati, Jataya, Sva, Ihita, Yathakala, Prayat, Anta, Anti, Yatha, Akramam, Akrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.85.17). 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: “bhogamokṣaphalārthinyaḥ samastā bhūtajātayaḥ ”
bhogamokṣa -
bhogamokṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhogamokṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
phalārthinyaḥ -
phalārthinī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
samastā* -
samasta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

samastā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second plural]
jātayaḥ -
jāti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jātaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “svamīhitaṃ yathākālaṃ prayatante yathākramam ”
svam -
sva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

svan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

sva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
īhitam -
īhita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

īhita (noun, neuter)

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

īhitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√īh -> īhita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √īh class 1 verb]

√īh -> īhita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √īh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √īh class 1 verb]
yathākālam -
yathākāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
prayat -
√pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
ante -
anta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anta (noun, neuter)

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

antā (noun, feminine)

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

anti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√ant (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
akramam -
akramam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

akrama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akrama (noun, neuter)

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

akramā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kram (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]

√kram (verb class 4)

[aorist active first single]