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 5.20.32

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कांस्तान्समनुशोचावो न शोचावश्च कानपि ।
बन्धूनिहातिशोचाव ईदृश्येव जगद्गतिः ॥ ३२ ॥

kāṃstānsamanuśocāvo na śocāvaśca kānapi |
bandhūnihātiśocāva īdṛśyeva jagadgatiḥ || 32 ||

For whom shall I lament and whom forget among this number; shall I wail for them only that I lose in this life? But these also are to be buried in oblivion like the rest, and such is the course of the world.
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 (5.20.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Api, Bandhu, Hat, Idrish, Idrishi, Eva, Jagat, Gati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.20.32). 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: “kāṃstānsamanuśocāvo na śocāvaśca kānapi ”
kāṃs -
ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tān -
ta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
samanu -
samanu (Preverb)

[Preverb]
śocāvo* -
√śuc (verb class 1)

[present active first dual]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śocāvaś -
√śuc (verb class 1)

[present active first dual]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kān -
ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “bandhūnihātiśocāva īdṛśyeva jagadgatiḥ ”
bandhūni -
bandhū (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hāti -
√hā -> hāt (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √hā class 1 verb]

√hā -> hāt (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √hā class 1 verb]

√hā (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
śocāva* -
√śuc (verb class 1)

[present active first dual]
īdṛśye -
īdṛśī (noun, feminine)

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

īdṛś (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

īdṛś (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

īdṛś (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
gatiḥ -
gati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

gati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]