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 4.41.14

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शाम्यति ह्यस्त्रमस्त्रेण मलेन क्षाल्यते मलः ।
शमं विषं विषेणैति रिपुणा हन्यते रिपुः ॥ १४ ॥

śāmyati hyastramastreṇa malena kṣālyate malaḥ |
śamaṃ viṣaṃ viṣeṇaiti ripuṇā hanyate ripuḥ || 14 ||

As one weapon is foiled by another, and one dirt is removed by the other (cow dung and ashes), and as one poison is destroyed by another, and also as one foe is driven out by another enemy.
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 (4.41.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shamyat, Hyah, Tra, Astra, Mala, Ksha, Shama, Vish, Visha, Vishena, Ripu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.41.14). 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: “śāmyati hyastramastreṇa malena kṣālyate malaḥ ”
śāmyati -
√śam -> śāmyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam (verb class 4)

[present active third single]
hyas -
hyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

hyaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tram -
tra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tra (noun, neuter)

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

trā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
astreṇa -
astra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
malena -
mala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
kṣā -
kṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
alyate -
√al (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
malaḥ -
mala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “śamaṃ viṣaṃ viṣeṇaiti ripuṇā hanyate ripuḥ ”
śamam -
śama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śama (noun, neuter)

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

śamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
viṣam -
viṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viṣa (noun, neuter)

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

viṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

viṣ (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

viṣ (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
viṣeṇai -
viṣeṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viṣeṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

viṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

viṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
ripuṇā -
ripu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ripu (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
hanyate -
√han (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√han (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]
ripuḥ -
ripu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ripu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]