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 4.32.54

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जीवमुद्रा च किं पङ्के भोगगन्धो निरस्यताम् ।
किमर्थमात्रया कार्यमार्याः शास्त्रमवेक्ष्यताम् ॥ ५४ ॥

jīvamudrā ca kiṃ paṅke bhogagandho nirasyatām |
kimarthamātrayā kāryamāryāḥ śāstramavekṣyatām || 54 ||

Of what avail is wealth without knowledge; therefore devote yourself to learning, and consider well your riches to be but trash and bubbles.
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 (4.32.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jiva, Kim, Panka, Bhoga, Gandha, Nirasya, Kimartha, Atra, Karya, Arya, Shastra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.32.54). 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: “jīvamudrā ca kiṃ paṅke bhogagandho nirasyatām ”
jīvam -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jīva (noun, neuter)

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

jīvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jīv -> jīvam (absolutive)

[absolutive from √jīv]

jīvan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

jīvan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
udrā -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
paṅke -
paṅka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paṅka (noun, neuter)

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

paṅkā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
bhoga -
bhoga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhoga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gandho* -
gandha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nirasya -
nirasya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nirasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nirasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “kimarthamātrayā kāryamāryāḥ śāstramavekṣyatām ”
kimartham -
kimartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kimartha (noun, neuter)

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

kimarthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ātra -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yā -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kāryam -
kārya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kārya (noun, neuter)

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

kāryā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
āryāḥ -
ārya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

āryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
śāstram -
śāstra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
avekṣyatā -
√vekṣ (verb class 10)

[imperfect passive third single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]