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 5.25.16

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एतया तदलं मेऽस्तु तुच्छया पूर्वचिन्तया ।
पौरुषं याति साफल्यं वर्तमानचिकित्सया ॥ १६ ॥

etayā tadalaṃ me'stu tucchayā pūrvacintayā |
pauruṣaṃ yāti sāphalyaṃ vartamānacikitsayā || 16 ||

But it is in vain to be overwhelmed with the sad thoughts of the past, while I should use my manly exertions to improve the present.
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 (5.25.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eta, Esha, Tada, Asmad, Astu, Tuccha, Purva, Puru, Acinta, Paurusha, Yat, Yati, Saphalya, Vartamana, Cikitsa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.25.16). 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: “etayā tadalaṃ me'stu tucchayā pūrvacintayā ”
etayā -
etā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
tada -
tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lam -
la (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
me' -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
astu -
astu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

astu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astu (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
tucchayā -
tucchā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
pūrva -
pūrva (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

pūru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
acintayā -
acintā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “pauruṣaṃ yāti sāphalyaṃ vartamānacikitsayā ”
pauruṣam -
pauruṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pauruṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yāti -
yāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, neuter)

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

yāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
sāphalyam -
sāphalya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vartamāna -
vartamāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vartamāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
cikitsayā -
cikitsā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]