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 3.103.2

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ह्रस्वं दीर्घं करोत्याशु दीर्घं नयति खर्वताम् ।
स्वतां नयत्यन्यदलं स्वं तथैवान्यतामपि ॥ २ ॥

hrasvaṃ dīrghaṃ karotyāśu dīrghaṃ nayati kharvatām |
svatāṃ nayatyanyadalaṃ svaṃ tathaivānyatāmapi || 2 ||

They reduce the great to lowness, and exalt the low also to greatness; they make strangers of their friends, as also friends to strangers.
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 (3.103.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hrasva, Dirgham, Dirgha, Karoti, Ashu, Nayat, Kharvat, Svata, Ani, Anya, Adala, Sva, Tatha, Eva, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.103.2). 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: “hrasvaṃ dīrghaṃ karotyāśu dīrghaṃ nayati kharvatām ”
hrasvam -
hrasva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hrasva (noun, neuter)

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

hrasvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dīrgham -
dīrgham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dīrgha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dīrgha (noun, neuter)

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

dīrghā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
karotyā -
karoti (noun, masculine)

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

karoti (noun, feminine)

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

karoti (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present active third single]
āśu -
āśu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

āśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āśu (noun, neuter)

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

āśu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
dīrgham -
dīrgham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dīrgha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dīrgha (noun, neuter)

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

dīrghā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nayati -
nayat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nayat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nay class 1 verb]

√nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √nay class 1 verb]

√nī -> nayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]

√nī -> nayat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]

√nay (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

√nī (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
kharvatām -
√kharv -> kharvat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √kharv class 1 verb]

√kharv -> kharvat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √kharv class 1 verb]

√kharv (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
Line 2: “svatāṃ nayatyanyadalaṃ svaṃ tathaivānyatāmapi ”
svatām -
svatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
nayatya -
nayat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nayat (noun, neuter)

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

√nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nay class 1 verb]

√nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nay class 1 verb], [locative single from √nay class 1 verb]

√nī -> nayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]

√nī -> nayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nī class 1 verb], [locative single from √nī class 1 verb]

√nay (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

√nī (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
anya -
ani (noun, masculine)

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

anī (noun, feminine)

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

anya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√an -> anya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √an]
adalam -
adala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adala (noun, neuter)

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

adalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√dal (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
svam -
sva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

svan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

sva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
evānya -
eva (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
atā -
√at (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ām -
ā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]