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 5.16.3

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जानुस्तम्भेन महता धार्यते सुतरुर्यथा ।
अहंकारेण देहोऽयं तथैव किल धार्यते ॥ ३ ॥

jānustambhena mahatā dhāryate sutaruryathā |
ahaṃkāreṇa deho'yaṃ tathaiva kila dhāryate || 3 ||

It is egoism which is the chief support of the body, as a post or prop is the support of a thatched house.
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 (5.16.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Janu, Stambha, Mahata, Suta, Yatha, Ahankara, Deha, Aya, Idam, Tatha, Kila,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.16.3). 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: “jānustambhena mahatā dhāryate sutaruryathā ”
jānu -
jānu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
stambhena -
stambha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
mahatā* -
mahatā (noun, feminine)

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

mahata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
dhāryate -
√dhṛ (verb class 0)

[present passive third single]
suta -
suta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

suta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√su -> suta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √su class 5 verb]

√su -> suta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √su class 5 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√su (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
rur -
ru (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “ahaṃkāreṇa deho'yaṃ tathaiva kila dhāryate ”
ahaṅkāreṇa -
ahaṅkāra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ahaṅkāra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
deho' -
deha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

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

[imperfect active first dual]
kila -
kila (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kil (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
dhāryate -
√dhṛ (verb class 0)

[present passive third single]