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 5.29.52

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पूर्वमिष्टमनिष्टं त्वमनिष्टं चेष्टमित्यपि ।
परिकल्प्य तदभ्यासात्तत्ततोऽपि परित्यज ॥ ५२ ॥

pūrvamiṣṭamaniṣṭaṃ tvamaniṣṭaṃ ceṣṭamityapi |
parikalpya tadabhyāsāttattato'pi parityaja || 52 ||

Know the desirables (or worldly enjoyments) to be your evils, and the undesirable (self-mortification) to be for your good. Therefore shun the former by your continued practice of the latter.
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 (5.29.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvam, Purva, Ishtam, Ishta, Anishta, Tva, Yushmad, Ceshta, Iti, Itya, Api, Parikalpya, Tada, Bha, Asat, Asa, Tat, Tad, Tatah, Tata, Pari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.29.52). 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: “pūrvamiṣṭamaniṣṭaṃ tvamaniṣṭaṃ ceṣṭamityapi ”
pūrvam -
pūrvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
iṣṭam -
iṣṭam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

iṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

iṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

iṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]

√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
aniṣṭam -
aniṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aniṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

aniṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
aniṣṭam -
aniṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aniṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

aniṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ceṣṭam -
ceṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ceṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

ceṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
itya -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> itya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “parikalpya tadabhyāsāttattato'pi parityaja ”
parikalpya -
parikalpya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

parikalpya (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhyā -
bhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
āsāt -
āsāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

āsa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tato' -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, neuter)

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

parī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

parī (noun, feminine)

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

parī (noun, neuter)

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

pari (Preverb)

[Preverb]
tyaja -
√tyaj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]