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 5.9.51

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वरमेकान्तदाहेषु लुठनं रौरवाग्निषु ।
नत्वालूनविवर्तासु स्थितं संसारवृत्तिषु ॥ ५१ ॥

varamekāntadāheṣu luṭhanaṃ rauravāgniṣu |
natvālūnavivartāsu sthitaṃ saṃsāravṛttiṣu || 51 ||

It is better to roll in the continual flame of hell-fire to which one is habituated, than rise and fall repeatedly in the furnace of this world, as from the frying pan into the fire.
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 (5.9.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varama, Kanta, Daha, Luthana, Raurava, Agni, Aluna, Vivarta, Asu, Sthita, Samsara, Vritti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.9.51). 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: “varamekāntadāheṣu luṭhanaṃ rauravāgniṣu ”
varame -
varamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kānta -
kānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]

√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]
dāheṣu -
dāha (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
luṭhanam -
luṭhana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
rauravā -
raurava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

raurava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
agniṣu -
agni (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
Line 2: “natvālūnavivartāsu sthitaṃ saṃsāravṛttiṣu ”
natvā -
√nam -> natvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √nam]
alūna -
alūna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

alūna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vivartā -
vivarta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
asu -
asu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asu (noun, neuter)

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

asū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

asū (noun, neuter)

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

asū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
sthitam -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sthita (noun, neuter)

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

sthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
saṃsāra -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vṛttiṣu -
vṛtti (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]