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 5.24.58

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स्वप्रयत्नादृते पुंसः श्रेयसे संप्रवर्तते ।
भोगसंत्यागसंप्राप्तपरमार्थादृते सुत ॥ ५८ ॥

svaprayatnādṛte puṃsaḥ śreyase saṃpravartate |
bhogasaṃtyāgasaṃprāptaparamārthādṛte suta || 58 ||

Those things are of no good whatever, my boy, that may be had without one's own exertion in gaining it; nor is there any true happiness, without the resignation of earthly enjoyments.
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 (5.24.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svap, Rayat, Rite, Rita, Riti, Pums, Shreyas, Shreyasa, Sampravartata, Bhoga, Santyaga, Samprapta, Paramartha, Suta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.24.58). 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: “svaprayatnādṛte puṃsaḥ śreyase saṃpravartate ”
svap -
svap (noun, masculine)

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

svap (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
rayat -
√ray -> rayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √ray class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ray class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ray class 1 verb]
nād -
na (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ṛte -
ṛte (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ṛte (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ṛta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ṛta (noun, neuter)

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

ṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

ṛti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
puṃsaḥ -
puṃs (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
śreyase -
śreyas (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

śreyas (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

śreyasa (noun, neuter)

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

śreyasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sampravartate -
sampravartata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sampravartata (noun, neuter)

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

sampravartatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “bhogasaṃtyāgasaṃprāptaparamārthādṛte suta ”
bhoga -
bhoga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhoga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
santyāga -
santyāga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
samprāpta -
samprāpta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

samprāpta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paramārthād -
paramārtha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ṛte -
ṛte (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ṛte (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ṛta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ṛta (noun, neuter)

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

ṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

ṛti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
suta -
suta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

suta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√su -> suta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √su class 5 verb]

√su -> suta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √su class 5 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sū class 2 verb]

√su (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]