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 4.32.51

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व्यवहारो यथाशास्त्रं क्रियतां मा विनश्यताम् ।
जीवो जीर्णान्धकूपेषु भवेष्वन्तमिवागतः ॥ ५१ ॥

vyavahāro yathāśāstraṃ kriyatāṃ mā vinaśyatām |
jīvo jīrṇāndhakūpeṣu bhaveṣvantamivāgataḥ || 51 ||

Take care, that your sensuous soul does not perish as a prey in the snare of your sensual appetites, nor as a blind old man by falling in the hidden pits of this world.
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 (4.32.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vyavahara, Yathashastram, Kriyat, Mas, Vina, Shyat, Jiva, Jirna, Dah, Upa, Bhava, Antam, Anta, Iva, Agata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.32.51). 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: “vyavahāro yathāśāstraṃ kriyatāṃ mā vinaśyatām ”
vyavahāro* -
vyavahāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathāśāstram -
yathāśāstram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kriyatām -
√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[imperative passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperative passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[imperative passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single], [imperative passive third single]
mā* -
ma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mā (noun, feminine)

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

mās (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vina (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śyatām -
√śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √śā class 4 verb]

√śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √śā class 4 verb]

√śā (verb class 4)

[imperative active third dual]
Line 2: “jīvo jīrṇāndhakūpeṣu bhaveṣvantamivāgataḥ ”
jīvo* -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jīrṇān -
jīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √jṝ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jṝ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jṝ class 9 verb]
dhak -
dah (noun, masculine)

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

dah (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ūpe -
ūpā (noun, feminine)

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

√vap (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√vap (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
iṣu -
iṣu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

i (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
bhaveṣva -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

bhava (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
antam -
antam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

anta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anta (noun, neuter)

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

antā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
agataḥ -
agata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√ag (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]