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 5.20.39

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अस्यां संसारयात्रायां नानाभिनयदायिनः ।
अज्ञा एव नराः साधुरसभावसमन्विताः ॥ ३९ ॥

asyāṃ saṃsārayātrāyāṃ nānābhinayadāyinaḥ |
ajñā eva narāḥ sādhurasabhāvasamanvitāḥ || 39 ||

The world is a stage presenting many acts and scenes; and they only play their parts well, who are excited neither by its passions nor its feelings.
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 (5.20.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asi, Iyam, Idam, Samsara, Yatra, Nana, Abhinaya, Dayin, Dayi, Ajna, Eva, Nara, Sadhu, Asabha, Vita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.20.39). 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: “asyāṃ saṃsārayātrāyāṃ nānābhinayadāyinaḥ ”
asyām -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

iyam (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
yātrāyām -
yātrā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
nānā -
nāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhinaya -
abhinaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
dāyinaḥ -
dāyin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

dāyin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

dāyī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “ajñā eva narāḥ sādhurasabhāvasamanvitāḥ ”
ajñā* -
ajña (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ajñā (noun, feminine)

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

√jñā (verb class 3)

[aorist active second single]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[aorist active second single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
narāḥ -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

narā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sādhur -
sādhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asabhāva -
asabha (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
asaman -
√sam (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third plural]
vitāḥ -
vita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]