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 4.23.41

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परिज्ञातोपभुक्तो हि भोगो भवति तुष्टये ।
विज्ञाय सेवितो मैत्रीमेति चोरो न शत्रुताम् ॥ ४१ ॥

parijñātopabhukto hi bhogo bhavati tuṣṭaye |
vijñāya sevito maitrīmeti coro na śatrutām || 41 ||

The food which is habitual to one (as the poison of Siva) is as gratifying to him; as a thief by long acquaintance forgets his thievishness, and becomes friendly to his neighbours.
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 (4.23.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Parijnatri, Parijnata, Upabhukta, Bhoga, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Tushti, Vijna, Vijnaya, Sevitri, Sevita, Maitri, Cora, Shatruta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.23.41). 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: “parijñātopabhukto hi bhogo bhavati tuṣṭaye ”
parijñāto -
parijñāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

parijñāta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

parijñātṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

parijñātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
upabhukto* -
upabhukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
bhogo* -
bhoga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
tuṣṭaye -
tuṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[dative single]
Line 2: “vijñāya sevito maitrīmeti coro na śatrutām ”
vijñāya -
vijñāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vijñāya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vijña (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

vijña (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
sevito* -
sevitṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

sevita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sev -> sevita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sev class 1 verb]

√sīv -> sevita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sīv]
maitrīm -
maitrī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
coro* -
cora (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śatrutām -
śatrutā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]