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 5.18.40

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पुरा भूत्वाद्य भूत्वा च भूयश्चेन्न भविष्यसि ।
तथापि क्षीणसंसारः किमर्थमनुशोचसि ॥ ४० ॥

purā bhūtvādya bhūtvā ca bhūyaścenna bhaviṣyasi |
tathāpi kṣīṇasaṃsāraḥ kimarthamanuśocasi || 40 ||

If thou art to be born no more, after thy past and present births (i.e. if there be no further transmigration of thy soul), then thou hast no cause for sorrow, being extinct thyself in the Supreme Spirit.
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 (5.18.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pura, Adya, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Tatha, Api, Kshina, Samsara, Kimartha, Anu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.18.40). 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: “purā bhūtvādya bhūtvā ca bhūyaścenna bhaviṣyasi ”
purā* -
pura (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhūtvā -
√bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
adya -
adya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

adya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhūtvā -
√bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhūyaś -
bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhūyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ce -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

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

ca (noun, neuter)

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

cā (noun, feminine)

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

[accusative plural]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhaviṣyasi -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[future active second single]
Line 2: “tathāpi kṣīṇasaṃsāraḥ kimarthamanuśocasi ”
tathā -
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]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
kṣīṇa -
kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣīṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]

√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
saṃsāraḥ -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kimartham -
kimartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kimartha (noun, neuter)

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

kimarthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anu -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (noun, neuter)

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

anu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (Preverb)

[Preverb]
śocasi -
√śuc (verb class 1)

[present active second single]