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 4.33.12

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अशमः परमं ब्रह्म शमश्च परमं पदम् ।
यद्यप्येवं तथाप्येनं प्रथमं विद्धि शंकरम् ॥ १२ ॥

aśamaḥ paramaṃ brahma śamaśca paramaṃ padam |
yadyapyevaṃ tathāpyenaṃ prathamaṃ viddhi śaṃkaram || 12 ||

Though it is difficult to know the Supreme Brahma, and facile to attain supreme felicity;yet should Brahma be sought at first, as the giver of all felicity.
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 (4.33.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashama, Paramam, Parama, Brahma, Brahman, Shama, Pada, Yadi, Yad, Api, Apya, Evam, Eva, Tatha, Ina, Prathamam, Prathama, Shankara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.33.12). 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: “aśamaḥ paramaṃ brahma śamaśca paramaṃ padam ”
aśamaḥ -
aśama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paramam -
paramam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

parama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

parama (noun, neuter)

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

paramā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
brahma -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

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

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śamaś -
śama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paramam -
paramam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

parama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

parama (noun, neuter)

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

paramā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “yadyapyevaṃ tathāpyenaṃ prathamaṃ viddhi śaṃkaram ”
yadya -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
apye -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

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

apya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

apyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āpye -
āpya (noun, masculine)

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

āpya (noun, neuter)

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

√āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √āp]

√āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √āp]

√i -> āpya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √i]

√i -> āpya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √i]

√āp -> āpya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √āp]

√i -> āpya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

āpi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

āpī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

āpyā (noun, feminine)

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

āpī (noun, masculine)

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

√āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √āp], [locative single from √āp]

√āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √āp], [vocative single from √āp], [vocative dual from √āp], [accusative dual from √āp], [locative single from √āp]

√āp -> āpyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √āp], [nominative dual from √āp], [vocative single from √āp], [vocative dual from √āp], [accusative dual from √āp]

√i -> āpya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i], [locative single from √i]

√i -> āpya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i], [vocative single from √i], [vocative dual from √i], [accusative dual from √i], [locative single from √i]

√i -> āpyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √i], [nominative dual from √i], [vocative single from √i], [vocative dual from √i], [accusative dual from √i]

√āp (verb class 5)

[present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]

√āp (verb class 0)

[present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]

√i (verb class 0)

[present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]
inam -
ina (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ina (noun, neuter)

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

inā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prathamam -
prathamam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prathamam (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

prathamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

prathama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prathama (noun, neuter)

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

prathamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
viddhi -
viddhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√vid (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
śaṅkaram -
śaṅkara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śaṅkara (noun, neuter)

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

śaṅkarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]