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 5.34.73

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अविद्यैकात्मभिर्द्रव्यैरविद्यामयमङ्गकम् ।
अज्ञेन संतर्पयता किं नाम गुरुणा कृतम् ॥ ७३ ॥

avidyaikātmabhirdravyairavidyāmayamaṅgakam |
ajñena saṃtarpayatā kiṃ nāma guruṇā kṛtam || 73 ||

Ignorance of the soul leads to the serving of the dull ignorant body, with articles of food and raiment; and it was thus that our ignorant elders pampered their bodies for no lasting good.
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 (5.34.73). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avidya, Ekatman, Dravya, Avidyamaya, Angaka, Ajna, Sat, Tarpayat, Kim, Naman, Guru, Krit, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.34.73). 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: “avidyaikātmabhirdravyairavidyāmayamaṅgakam ”
avidyai -
avidya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

avidya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

avidyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ekātmabhir -
ekātman (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ekātman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
dravyair -
dravya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

dravya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
avidyāmayam -
avidyāmaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

avidyāmaya (noun, neuter)

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

avidyāmayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
aṅgakam -
aṅgaka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “ajñena saṃtarpayatā kiṃ nāma guruṇā kṛtam ”
ajñena -
ajña (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ajña (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
san -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

sat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

sam (Preverb)

[Preverb]
tarpayatā -
√tṛp -> tarpayat (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √tṛp]

√tṛp -> tarpayat (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √tṛp]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
guruṇā -
guru (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

guru (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

gurū (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
kṛtam -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]