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 5.22.39

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अनन्तेयं शिशुक्रीडा वस्तुशून्यैव वस्तुतः ।
आवृत्त्या क्रियते व्यर्थमनर्थप्रसरार्थिभिः ॥ ३९ ॥

ananteyaṃ śiśukrīḍā vastuśūnyaiva vastutaḥ |
āvṛttyā kriyate vyarthamanarthaprasarārthibhiḥ || 39 ||

The course of actions is as interminable, as the ceaseless repetends of boyish sports; it is hollow harping on the same string, which the more it is played upon, the more it reverberates to its hollow sound.
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 (5.22.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ananta, Iyam, Idam, Shishukrida, Vastushunya, Vastutah, Vastutas, Avritti, Kriyat, Vyartham, Vyartha, Anartha, Prasara, Arthin, Arthi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.22.39). 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: “ananteyaṃ śiśukrīḍā vastuśūnyaiva vastutaḥ ”
anante -
ananta (noun, masculine)

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

ananta (noun, neuter)

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

anantā (noun, feminine)

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

√ant (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śiśukrīḍā* -
śiśukrīḍā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vastuśūnyai -
vastuśūnya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vastuśūnya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vastuśūnyā (noun, feminine)

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

[imperfect active first dual]
vastutaḥ -
vastutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vastutas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “āvṛttyā kriyate vyarthamanarthaprasarārthibhiḥ ”
āvṛttyā -
āvṛtti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
kriyate -
√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
vyartham -
vyartham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vyartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vyartha (noun, neuter)

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

vyarthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anartha -
anartha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anartha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√arth (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
prasarā -
prasara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prasara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prasarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arthibhiḥ -
arthin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

arthin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

arthī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]