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 3.86.28

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सामन्तसंपत्किंनाम राजानो हि महेश्वराः ।
का नाम संपद्भूपानां सम्राडिह महेश्वरः ॥ २८ ॥

sāmantasaṃpatkiṃnāma rājāno hi maheśvarāḥ |
kā nāma saṃpadbhūpānāṃ samrāḍiha maheśvaraḥ || 28 ||

What is true greatness, best riches and affluence, and the highest good of humankind? What is the good of great power, possessions, chiefship and even the gain of a kingdom? What forms the true dignity of kings, and the high majesty of emperors?
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 (3.86.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samanta, Sampad, Sampat, Kimnaman, Rajan, Rajana, Maheshvara, Naman, Bhupa, Samraj, Iha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.86.28). 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: “sāmantasaṃpatkiṃnāma rājāno hi maheśvarāḥ ”
sāmanta -
sāmanta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sāmanta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sampat -
sampad (noun, feminine)

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

sampat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

sampat (noun, feminine)

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

sampat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kiṃnāma -
kiṃnāman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

kiṃnāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
rājāno* -
rājan (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
maheśvarāḥ -
maheśvara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “kā nāma saṃpadbhūpānāṃ samrāḍiha maheśvaraḥ ”
kā* -
kās (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sampad -
sampad (noun, feminine)

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

sampat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

sampat (noun, feminine)

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

sampat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bhūpānām -
bhūpa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
samrāḍ -
samrāj (noun, feminine)

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

samrāj (noun, masculine)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
maheśvaraḥ -
maheśvara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]