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 5.17.6

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पूर्वं यस्यास्तु तृष्णाया वर्तमानेऽपि शाश्वती ।
निर्दुःखता निष्कलता सा मुक्तेति बुधैः स्मृता ॥ ६ ॥

pūrvaṃ yasyāstu tṛṣṇāyā vartamāne'pi śāśvatī |
nirduḥkhatā niṣkalatā sā mukteti budhaiḥ smṛtā || 6 ||

Want of greediness and anxiety prior to and on account of some gain, and absence of mirth and change in one's disposition afterwards (i.e. after the gain); is the true freedom of men.
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 (5.17.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvam, Purva, Yasya, Trishna, Vartamana, Api, Shashvati, Nirduhkha, Tas, Nishkalata, Mukte, Mukta, Mukti, Iti, Budha, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.17.6). 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: “pūrvaṃ yasyāstu tṛṣṇāyā vartamāne'pi śāśvatī ”
pūrvam -
pūrvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
yasyās -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

yasyā (noun, feminine)

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

yā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
tṛṣṇāyā* -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
vartamāne' -
vartamāna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vartamāna (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

vartamānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vartamānā (participle, feminine)

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

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
śāśvatī -
śāśvatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
Line 2: “nirduḥkhatā niṣkalatā sā mukteti budhaiḥ smṛtā ”
nirduḥkha -
nirduḥkha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nirduḥkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tā* -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
niṣkalatā -
niṣkalatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sā* -
so (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
mukte -
mukte (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

mukta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

mukta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

muktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

mukti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √muc class 6 verb], [locative single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative single from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √muc class 6 verb], [locative single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √muc class 6 verb], [nominative dual from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative single from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √muc class 1 verb], [locative single from √muc class 1 verb]

√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative single from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √muc class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √muc class 1 verb], [locative single from √muc class 1 verb]

√muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √muc class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative single from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √muc class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √muc class 1 verb]

√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √muj class 1 verb], [locative single from √muj class 1 verb]

√muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √muj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √muj class 1 verb], [locative single from √muj class 1 verb]

√muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √muj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √muj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √muj class 1 verb]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
budhaiḥ -
budha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

budha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
smṛtā -
smṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]