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 5.41.13

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अहमन्योऽन्य एवायमित्यज्ञानां तु वासना ।
दूरोदस्तात्मबुद्धीनां जयत्यसुमतामिह ॥ १३ ॥

ahamanyo'nya evāyamityajñānāṃ tu vāsanā |
dūrodastātmabuddhīnāṃ jayatyasumatāmiha || 13 ||

The ignorant man thinks himself, to be a person distinct from another; and so all living beings devoid of the knowledge of truth, entertain and exult in their egoistic thoughts.
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 (5.41.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aha, Asmad, Ani, Eva, Mit, Miti, Mitya, Ajna, Ajnana, Vasana, Dura, Udastat, Udasta, Buddhi, Jayat, Jayati, Asumat, Asumata, Iha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.41.13). 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: “ahamanyo'nya evāyamityajñānāṃ tu vāsanā ”
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
anyo' -
anī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
anya* -
anī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
evāya -
eva (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
mitya -
miti (noun, feminine)

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

mitya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mi -> mitya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √mi]

mit (noun, feminine)

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

[genitive plural]

ajña (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

ajñā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

ajñānā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
vāsanā -
vāsanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “dūrodastātmabuddhīnāṃ jayatyasumatāmiha ”
dūro -
dūra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dūra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dūrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
udastāt -
udastāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

udasta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

udasta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ma -
ma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
buddhīnām -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
jayatya -
jayati (noun, masculine)

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

jayat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jayat (noun, neuter)

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

√ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]

√ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [locative single from √ji class 1 verb]

√ji (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
asumatām -
asumat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

asumat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

asumatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]