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 5.13.108

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हा कष्टमपि दुर्बुद्धेः सृष्टिर्मौर्ख्यवशं गता ।
असतैव यदेतेन जीवेनाप्युपपाद्यते ॥ १०८ ॥

hā kaṣṭamapi durbuddheḥ sṛṣṭirmaurkhyavaśaṃ gatā |
asataiva yadetena jīvenāpyupapādyate || 108 ||

Oh! the misery of miseries, that the ignorant make of this creation of their ignorance to themselves, and that they fabricate a living soul for their sufferings only.
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 (5.13.108). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Han, Kashtam, Kashta, Api, Durbuddhi, Srishti, Maurkhya, Vasha, Gat, Gata, Asat, Yada, Yad, Ita, Jiva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.13.108). 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: “hā kaṣṭamapi durbuddheḥ sṛṣṭirmaurkhyavaśaṃ gatā ”
hā -
hā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

han (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√hā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kaṣṭam -
kaṣṭam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
durbuddheḥ -
durbuddhi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

durbuddhi (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
sṛṣṭir -
sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
vaśam -
vaśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vaśa (noun, neuter)

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

vaśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
gatā -
gat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “asataiva yadetena jīvenāpyupapādyate ”
asatai -
asat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

asat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
yade -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]
itena -
ita (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ita (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ita (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √i class 2 verb]
jīvenā -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

jīva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
apyupa -
apyupa (Preverb)

[Preverb]
pādyate -
√pad (verb class 0)

[present passive third single]

√pad (verb class 0)

[present passive third single]