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 4.15.39

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सुखेषु सुखिता नित्यं दुःखिता दुःखवृत्तिषु ।
महात्मानो हि दृश्यन्ते दृश्य एवाप्रबुद्धवत् ॥ ३९ ॥

sukheṣu sukhitā nityaṃ duḥkhitā duḥkhavṛttiṣu |
mahātmāno hi dṛśyante dṛśya evāprabuddhavat || 39 ||

Even great souls are seen to feel happy in pleasure and become sorrowful in matters of pain; and show themselves as the wise in their outward circumstances.
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 (4.15.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sukha, Sukhita, Nityam, Nitya, Duhkhita, Duhkha, Vritti, Mahatman, Drishya, Eva, Pra, Buddhavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.15.39). 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: “sukheṣu sukhitā nityaṃ duḥkhitā duḥkhavṛttiṣu ”
sukheṣu -
sukha (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

sukha (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
sukhitā* -
sukhita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sukhitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√sukh -> sukhita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sukh class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sukh class 10 verb]

√sukh -> sukhitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sukh class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sukh class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √sukh class 10 verb]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

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

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
duḥkhitā* -
duḥkhita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

duḥkhitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
duḥkha -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vṛttiṣu -
vṛtti (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
Line 2: “mahātmāno hi dṛśyante dṛśya evāprabuddhavat ”
mahātmāno* -
mahātman (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
dṛśyante -
√dṛś (verb class 1)

[present passive third plural]
dṛśya* -
dṛśya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
evā -
evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
buddhavat -
buddhavat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

buddhavat (noun, neuter)

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