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 4.22.37

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सुखं दुःखं भवो भावो विवेककलनाश्च याः ।
अहमेवेति वा नूनं पश्यन्नपि न हीयते ॥ ३७ ॥

sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhavo bhāvo vivekakalanāśca yāḥ |
ahameveti vā nūnaṃ paśyannapi na hīyate || 37 ||

He that looks on the states of misery and happiness, which attend on worldly life, to be but the fluctuating conditions of the ego, has no cause to repine or rejoice at them.
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 (4.22.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sukham, Sukha, Duhkham, Duhkha, Bhava, Bhu, Viveka, Kalana, Aha, Asmad, Eva, Iti, Var, Nunam, Pashyat, 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 4.22.37). 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: “sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhavo bhāvo vivekakalanāśca yāḥ ”
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
duḥkham -
duḥkham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhavo* -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhāvo* -
bhāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√bhā (verb class 2)

[present active first dual]
viveka -
viveka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kalanāś -
kalana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kalanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yāḥ -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “ahameveti vā nūnaṃ paśyannapi na hīyate ”
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
eve -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

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

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nūnam -
nūnam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
paśyann -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hīyate -
√hā (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√hā (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√hi (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]