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 5.41.12

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इदं सुखमिदं दुःखमिदं नास्तीदमस्ति मे ।
इति दोलायितं चेतो मूढमेव न पण्डितम् ॥ १२ ॥

idaṃ sukhamidaṃ duḥkhamidaṃ nāstīdamasti me |
iti dolāyitaṃ ceto mūḍhameva na paṇḍitam || 12 ||

It is the ignorant and not the learned, whose minds fluctuate with the thoughts, that this is pleasure and the other is pain, and that I have this and am in want of another.
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 (5.41.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Sukham, Sukha, Duhkham, Duhkha, Nasti, Asti, Asmad, Iti, Dolayita, Cetri, Cetas, Ceta, Mudha, Eva, Pandita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.41.12). 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: “idaṃ sukhamidaṃ duḥkhamidaṃ nāstīdamasti me ”
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
nāstī -
nāsti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
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]
Line 2: “iti dolāyitaṃ ceto mūḍhameva na paṇḍitam ”
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
dolāyitam -
dolāyita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dolāyita (noun, neuter)

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

dolāyitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ceto* -
cetas (noun, neuter)

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

cetṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ceta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mūḍham -
mūḍha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mūḍha (noun, neuter)

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

mūḍhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √muh class 4 verb]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √muh class 4 verb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paṇḍitam -
paṇḍita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

paṇḍita (noun, neuter)

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

paṇḍitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]

√paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]