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 3.95.17

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द्वयं हि दृष्टिर्बालानां सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम् ।
साधुवृत्तं तथा शास्त्रं सर्वदैवानुवर्तते ॥ १७ ॥

dvayaṃ hi dṛṣṭirbālānāṃ siddhaye sarvakarmaṇām |
sādhuvṛttaṃ tathā śāstraṃ sarvadaivānuvartate || 17 ||

I reckon two things as the two eyes of the ignorant, for their discernment of the path of salvation. The one is their good conduct, and the other their knowledge of the Sastras, which follows the former.
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 (3.95.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvayam, Dvaya, Drishti, Bala, Siddhi, Sarvakarmana, Sarvakarman, Sadhuvritta, Tatha, Shastra, Sarvada, Eva, Rita, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.95.17). 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: “dvayaṃ hi dṛṣṭirbālānāṃ siddhaye sarvakarmaṇām ”
dvayam -
dvayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dvaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dvaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
dṛṣṭir -
dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
bālānām -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

bāla (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

bālā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
siddhaye -
siddhi (noun, feminine)

[dative single]
sarvakarmaṇām -
sarvakarmaṇā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sarvakarman (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sarvakarman (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “sādhuvṛttaṃ tathā śāstraṃ sarvadaivānuvartate ”
sādhuvṛttam -
sādhuvṛtta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sādhuvṛtta (noun, neuter)

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

sādhuvṛttā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śāstram -
śāstra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
sarvadai -
sarvadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarvada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarvada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarvadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
evān -
eva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
uvar -
ū (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ū (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√u (verb class 1)

[perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]

√u (verb class 2)

[perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]

√u (verb class 5)

[perfect active first dual], [perfect active second plural]

√vā (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
ṛta -
ṛta (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]