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 3.111.24

अपि स्ववेदनाक्रान्तौ न शक्ता ये नराधमाः ।
कथं व्यवहरिष्यन्ति व्यवहारदशासु ते ॥ २४ ॥

api svavedanākrāntau na śaktā ye narādhamāḥ |
kathaṃ vyavahariṣyanti vyavahāradaśāsu te || 24 ||

It is hard for them to manage their affairs well, who cannot manage to keep their minds under proper control.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.111.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Api, Sva, Svan, Avedana, Akranta, Shakta, Yah, Yat, Naradhama, Katham, Katha, Vya, Vaha, Rishyat, Rishyanti, Vyavaharadasha, 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 3.111.24). 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: “api svavedanākrāntau na śaktā ye narādhamāḥ
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sva -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • avedanā -
  • avedana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avedana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avedanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akrāntau -
  • akrānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaktā* -
  • śakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb]
    śac -> śaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śac class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śac class 1 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śak class 5 verb]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • narādhamāḥ -
  • narādhama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “kathaṃ vyavahariṣyanti vyavahāradaśāsu te
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vya -
  • vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaha -
  • vaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • riṣyanti -
  • riṣ -> riṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √riṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √riṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √riṣ class 4 verb]
    riṣ -> riṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √riṣ class 4 verb]
    riṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • vyavahāradaśāsu -
  • vyavahāradaśā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.111.24

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 3.111.24 in Gujarati sript:
અપિ સ્વવેદનાક્રાન્તૌ ન શક્તા યે નરાધમાઃ ।
કથં વ્યવહરિષ્યન્તિ વ્યવહારદશાસુ તે ॥ ૨૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 3.111.24 in Telugu sript:
అపి స్వవేదనాక్రాన్తౌ న శక్తా యే నరాధమాః ।
కథం వ్యవహరిష్యన్తి వ్యవహారదశాసు తే ॥ ౨౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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