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 3.114.43

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नष्टोऽहमिति संकल्पाद्यथा दुःखेन नश्यति ।
प्रबुद्धोऽस्मीतिसंकल्पाज्जनो ह्येति यथा सुखम् ॥ ४३ ॥

naṣṭo'hamiti saṃkalpādyathā duḥkhena naśyati |
prabuddho'smītisaṃkalpājjano hyeti yathā sukham || 43 ||

The thought that 'I am dead,' makes one as sorrowful, as when he dreams of his death in sleep; so also the thought that 'I am living' makes one as cheerful, as when he wakes from the deadly dream of his death-like sleep.
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 (3.114.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nashta, Aha, Asmad, Iti, Sankalpa, Yatha, Duhkha, Nashyat, Sukham, Sukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.114.43). 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: “naṣṭo'hamiti saṃkalpādyathā duḥkhena naśyati ”
naṣṭo' -
naṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
saṅkalpād -
saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

saṅkalpa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
duḥkhena -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
naśyati -
naśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

naśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√naś -> naśyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś (verb class 4)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “prabuddho'smītisaṃkalpājjano hyeti yathā sukham ”
Cannot analyse prabuddho'smītisaṅkalpājjano*hy
hye -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]