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 4.34.16

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असक्तबुद्धिभिर्नित्यं हतान्यैरप्यहन्तृभिः ।
वासनाजालनिर्मुक्तैः कृतकार्यैरकर्तृभिः ॥ १६ ॥

asaktabuddhibhirnityaṃ hatānyairapyahantṛbhiḥ |
vāsanājālanirmuktaiḥ kṛtakāryairakartṛbhiḥ || 16 ||

Their minds were attached to nothing, they slew their enemies without thinking themselves as their slayers; they did their duties and thought themselves as no doers of them; and they were utterly free from all their desires.
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 (4.34.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asakta, Buddhi, Nityam, Nitya, Hata, Apya, Hantri, Vasana, Jala, Nirmukta, Kritakarya, Akartri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.34.16). 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: “asaktabuddhibhirnityaṃ hatānyairapyahantṛbhiḥ ”
asakta -
asakta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

asakta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
buddhibhir -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

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

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hatānyai -
hata (noun, neuter)

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

√han -> hata (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
air -
a (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single]
apya -
apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
hantṛbhiḥ -
hantṛ (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

hantṛ (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “vāsanājālanirmuktaiḥ kṛtakāryairakartṛbhiḥ ”
vāsanā -
vāsanā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

jāla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nirmuktaiḥ -
nirmukta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

nirmukta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
kṛtakāryair -
kṛtakārya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

kṛtakārya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
akartṛbhiḥ -
akartṛ (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]