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 4.48.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
क्रियाविशेषबहुला भोगैश्वर्यहताशयाः ।
नापेक्षन्ते यदा सत्यं न पश्यन्ति शठास्तदा ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
kriyāviśeṣabahulā bhogaiśvaryahatāśayāḥ |
nāpekṣante yadā satyaṃ na paśyanti śaṭhāstadā || 1 ||

Vasishtha continued:—All worldly men that are engaged in a variety of business, and are perverted in their understandings with a desire of opulence and enjoyments; can never learn the truth, until they get rid of their worldliness.
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 (4.48.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Kriya, Avishesha, Bahula, Bhoga, Aishvarya, Hatasha, Nri, Apa, Yada, Yad, Satyam, Satya, Pashyanti, Pashyat, Shatha, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.48.1). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “kriyāviśeṣabahulā bhogaiśvaryahatāśayāḥ ”
kriyā -
kriya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kriyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

aviśeṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bahulā* -
bahula (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bahulā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhogai -
bhoga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhoga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhogā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiśvarya -
aiśvarya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hatāśayā -
hatāśā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 3: “nāpekṣante yadā satyaṃ na paśyanti śaṭhāstadā ”
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ape -
apa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ap (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

apa (Preverb)

[Preverb]

apā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
īkṣante -
√īkṣ (verb class 1)

[present middle third plural]
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
satyam -
satyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

satya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

satya (noun, neuter)

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

satyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paśyanti -
paśyantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
śaṭhās -
śaṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śaṭhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]