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 4.62.14

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प्राक्तनानखिलान्भावान्यान्ति कर्मवशं गताः ।
पौरुषेणावजीयन्ते धराधरमहाकुलाः ॥ १४ ॥

prāktanānakhilānbhāvānyānti karmavaśaṃ gatāḥ |
pauruṣeṇāvajīyante dharādharamahākulāḥ || 14 ||

The practices of past lives accompany all mankind in their succeeding births, as their preordained destiny; and it is only by our vigorous efforts that we are enabled to avert our fates, in the manner of princes overcoming the hostile force, by greater might of their own.
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 (4.62.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Praktana, Akhila, Bhavat, Bhava, Yantin, Yanti, Karmavasha, Gata, Paurusha, Ava, Dharadhara, Aha, Akula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.62.14). 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: “prāktanānakhilānbhāvānyānti karmavaśaṃ gatāḥ ”
prāktanān -
prāktana (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
akhilān -
akhila (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
bhāvān -
bhāvat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bhāva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
yānti -
yāntin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāntin (noun, neuter)

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

yāntī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

yāntī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

yāntī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
karmavaśam -
karmavaśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

karmavaśa (noun, neuter)

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

karmavaśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
gatāḥ -
gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “pauruṣeṇāvajīyante dharādharamahākulāḥ ”
pauruṣeṇā -
pauruṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

pauruṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
ava -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

ava (Preverb)

[Preverb]
jīyante -
√jai (verb class 1)

[present passive third plural]

√ji (verb class 1)

[present passive third plural]

√ji (verb class 9)

[present passive third plural]

√jyā (verb class 4)

[present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]

√jyā (verb class 9)

[present passive third plural]
dharādharam -
dharādhara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dharādharā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ahā -
aha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
akulāḥ -
akula (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

akulā (noun, feminine)

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