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 4.23.54

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अनार्तेन हि सन्मानो बहुमानो न बुध्यते ।
पूर्णानां सरितां प्रावृट्पूरः स्वल्पो न राजते ॥ ५४ ॥

anārtena hi sanmāno bahumāno na budhyate |
pūrṇānāṃ saritāṃ prāvṛṭpūraḥ svalpo na rājate || 54 ||

That which is full out of its time, does not become fuller in its season; as the river which is ever full, receives no addition in the rains over its fulness.
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 (4.23.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anarta, Bahumana, Purna, Sarit, Sarita, Pravrish, Pura, Svalpa, Rajata, Rajat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.23.54). 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: “anārtena hi sanmāno bahumāno na budhyate ”
anārtena -
anārta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

anārta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
sanmāno -
bahumāno* -
bahumāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
budhyate -
√budh (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√budh (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
Line 2: “pūrṇānāṃ saritāṃ prāvṛṭpūraḥ svalpo na rājate ”
pūrṇānām -
pūrṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

pūrṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

pūrṇā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √pṝ class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √pṝ class 6 verb], [genitive plural from √pṝ class 9 verb]

√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √pṝ class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √pṝ class 6 verb], [genitive plural from √pṝ class 9 verb]

√pṝ -> pūrṇā (participle, feminine)

[genitive plural from √pṝ class 3 verb], [genitive plural from √pṝ class 6 verb], [genitive plural from √pṝ class 9 verb]
saritām -
sarit (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

saritā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
prāvṛṭ -
prāvṛṣ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
pūraḥ -
pūra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
svalpo* -
svalpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rājate -
rājatā (noun, feminine)

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

rājata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

rājata (noun, neuter)

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

√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √rāj class 1 verb]

√rāj -> rājat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √rāj class 1 verb]

√rāj (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]