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 3.115.20

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शुभाशुभानां धर्माणां जीवो विषयतां गतः ।
अविवेकैकदोषेण कोशेनेव हि कीटकः ॥ २० ॥

śubhāśubhānāṃ dharmāṇāṃ jīvo viṣayatāṃ gataḥ |
avivekaikadoṣeṇa kośeneva hi kīṭakaḥ || 20 ||

The living soul is the subject of its good and bad actions; but it becomes confined in its body by reason of its irrationality, and remains pent up there like the silkworm in its cocoon.
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 (3.115.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shubhashubha, Dharma, Jiva, Vishayata, Gat, Gata, Aviveka, Ekadosha, Kosha, Iva, Kitaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.115.20). 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: “śubhāśubhānāṃ dharmāṇāṃ jīvo viṣayatāṃ gataḥ ”
śubhāśubhānām -
śubhāśubha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

śubhāśubha (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

śubhāśubhā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
dharmāṇām -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
jīvo* -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
viṣayatām -
viṣayatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gataḥ -
gat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “avivekaikadoṣeṇa kośeneva hi kīṭakaḥ ”
avivekai -
aviveka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ekadoṣeṇa -
ekadoṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ekadoṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
kośene -
kośa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kīṭakaḥ -
kīṭaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]