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 5.34.108

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यद्यज्ञास्यन्निमे तत्त्वं भोगदुःखार्थिनस्तदा ।
भावाभावान्धकूपेषु नापतिष्यन्हताशयाः ॥ १०८ ॥

yadyajñāsyannime tattvaṃ bhogaduḥkhārthinastadā |
bhāvābhāvāndhakūpeṣu nāpatiṣyanhatāśayāḥ || 108 ||

If these foolish pursuers after the painful pleasures of the world, had known the path of truth they would never fall into the dark pit of unsubstantial pursuits.
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 (5.34.108). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yadi, Yad, Ajna, Iyam, Idam, Tattva, Bhoga, Duhkha, Arthin, Arthi, Tada, Bhavabhava, Dah, Upa, Nri, Patishyat, Hatasha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.34.108). 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: “yadyajñāsyannime tattvaṃ bhogaduḥkhārthinastadā ”
yadya -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
ajñā -
ajña (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ajña (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ajñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asyann -
√sā (verb class 4)

[imperfect active third plural]
ime -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
tattvam -
tattva (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bhoga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
duḥkhā -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arthinas -
arthin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

arthin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

arthī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “bhāvābhāvāndhakūpeṣu nāpatiṣyanhatāśayāḥ ”
bhāvābhāvān -
bhāvābhāva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
dhak -
dah (noun, masculine)

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

dah (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ūpe -
ūpā (noun, feminine)

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

√vap (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√vap (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
iṣu -
iṣu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

i (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
nā -
nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
patiṣyan -
√pat -> patiṣyat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]
hatāśayā -
hatāśā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]