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 4.45.28

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वस्तुन्यसति लोकोऽयं यातु काममवस्तुनि ।
यस्तु वस्तु परित्यज्य यात्यवस्तु स नश्यति ॥ २८ ॥

vastunyasati loko'yaṃ yātu kāmamavastuni |
yastu vastu parityajya yātyavastu sa naśyati || 28 ||

Whoever desires to have any thing in this world, after knowing it as an unreality, surely perishes with his soul for his forsaking the reality.
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 (4.45.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vastu, Asat, Asati, Loka, Aya, Idam, Yatu, Kamam, Kama, Avastu, Yah, Parityajya, Yat, Yatya, Yati, Nashyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.45.28). 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: “vastunyasati loko'yaṃ yātu kāmamavastuni ”
vastunya -
vastu (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
asati -
asatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

asat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
loko' -
loka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

yātu (noun, neuter)

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

√yā (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
kāmam -
kāmam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāma (noun, neuter)

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

kāmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
avastuni -
avastu (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
Line 2: “yastu vastu parityajya yātyavastu sa naśyati ”
yas -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
vastu -
vastu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vastu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
parityajya -
parityajya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
yātya -
yātya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √yat]

√yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √yat]

√yat -> yātya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yat]

yāti (noun, masculine)

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

yāti (noun, feminine)

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

yāti (noun, neuter)

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

yāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

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

√yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat]

√yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
avastu -
avastu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
naśyati -
naśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

naśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√naś -> naśyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś (verb class 4)

[present active third single]