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 5.5.3

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सत्त्वस्यजातिभिर्धीरैस्त्वादृशैर्गुणबृंहितैः ।
हेलया त्यज्यते पक्वा मायेयं त्वगिवोरगैः ॥ ३ ॥

sattvasyajātibhirdhīraistvādṛśairguṇabṛṃhitaiḥ |
helayā tyajyate pakvā māyeyaṃ tvagivoragaiḥ || 3 ||

Men born with the satvika nature of goodness like yourself, easily lay aside this inveterate illusion, as a snake casts off its time-worn skin.
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 (5.5.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sattva, Jati, Dhira, Tvadrisha, Guna, Brimhita, Hela, Pakva, Mayeya, Tvac, Iva, Uraga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.5.3). 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: “sattvasyajātibhirdhīraistvādṛśairguṇabṛṃhitaiḥ ”
sattvasya -
sattva (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

sattva (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
jātibhir -
jāti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
dhīrais -
dhīra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

dhīra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
tvādṛśair -
tvādṛśa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

tvādṛśa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
guṇa -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bṛṃhitaiḥ -
bṛṃhita (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

bṛṃhita (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

√bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √bṛh]

√bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √bṛh]

√bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √bṛh]

√bṛh -> bṛṃhita (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √bṛh]
Line 2: “helayā tyajyate pakvā māyeyaṃ tvagivoragaiḥ ”
helayā -
helā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
tyajyate -
√tyaj (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
pakvā* -
pakva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pakvā (noun, feminine)

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

√pac -> pakva (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √pac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pac class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pac class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √pac class 4 verb]

√pac -> pakvā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √pac class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pac class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pac class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pac class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √pac class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √pac class 4 verb]
māyeyam -
māyeya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

māyeya (noun, neuter)

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

māyeyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mā (verb class 4)

[optative active first single]
tvag -
tvac (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
ivo -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
uragaiḥ -
uraga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]