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 5.24.61

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भोगान्विगर्हयेत्प्राज्ञः श्रेयोद्वारदृढार्गलान् ।
प्रौढायां भोगगर्हायां विचार उपजायते ॥ ६१ ॥

bhogānvigarhayetprājñaḥ śreyodvāradṛḍhārgalān |
prauḍhāyāṃ bhogagarhāyāṃ vicāra upajāyate || 61 ||

The wise man detests all worldly enjoyments as if they are the strong bolts or barriers at the door of bliss; and it is the settled aversion to earthly pleasures, that brings a man to his right reason.
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 (5.24.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhoga, Vij, Prajna, Shreya, Udvara, Dridha, Argala, Praudha, Garha, Vicara, Upaja, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.24.61). 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: “bhogānvigarhayetprājñaḥ śreyodvāradṛḍhārgalān ”
bhogān -
bhoga (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
vig -
vij (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
arhayet -
√arh (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]
prājñaḥ -
prājña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śreyo -
√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrā -> śreya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrā -> śreyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [vocative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śri -> śreya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śri -> śreyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śrī class 9 verb]

√śrī -> śreya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śrī class 9 verb]

√śrī -> śreyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]

√śrā (verb class 2)

[optative middle first single]
udvāra -
udvāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

udvāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dṛḍhā -
dṛḍha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dṛḍha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
argalān -
argala (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
Line 2: “prauḍhāyāṃ bhogagarhāyāṃ vicāra upajāyate ”
prauḍhāyām -
prauḍhā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bhoga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
garhāyām -
garhā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
vicāra* -
vicāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
upajāya -
upaja (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

upaja (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]