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 4.53.39

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यदि वर्षसहस्राणि तपश्चरसि दारुणम् ।
यदि वा विलयात्मानं शिलायां चूर्णयस्यलम् ॥ ३९ ॥

yadi varṣasahasrāṇi tapaścarasi dāruṇam |
yadi vā vilayātmānaṃ śilāyāṃ cūrṇayasyalam || 39 ||

For though you may practice your austerities for a thousand years, and crush your body by falling from a precipice upon stones;—
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 (4.53.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yadi, Yad, Varshasahasra, Tap, Tapa, Tapas, Daruna, Var, Vilaya, Mana, Shila, Alam, Ala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.53.39). 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: “yadi varṣasahasrāṇi tapaścarasi dāruṇam ”
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
varṣasahasrāṇi -
varṣasahasra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tapaś -
tapas (noun, neuter)

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

tap (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

tap (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

tapa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
carasi -
√car (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
dāruṇam -
dāruṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dāruṇa (noun, neuter)

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

dāruṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “yadi vā vilayātmānaṃ śilāyāṃ cūrṇayasyalam ”
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vilayāt -
vilaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mānam -
māna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

māna (noun, neuter)

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

√man -> māna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> māna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
śilāyām -
śilā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
cūrṇayasya -
√cūrṇ (verb class 10)

[present active second single]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

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