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 5.43.25

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क्रियते माधवादीनां प्रणयप्रार्थना स्वयम् ।
तथैव क्रियते कस्मान्न स्वकस्यैव चेतसः ॥ २५ ॥

kriyate mādhavādīnāṃ praṇayaprārthanā svayam |
tathaiva kriyate kasmānna svakasyaiva cetasaḥ || 25 ||

Men are eager to find favour in the sight of the gods (and great men); but they do not seek the favour of their hearts and minds.
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 (5.43.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kriyat, Madhava, Pranaya, Prarthana, Svayam, Tatha, Kasmat, Kah, Kim, Svaka, Cetas, Cetasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.43.25). 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: “kriyate mādhavādīnāṃ praṇayaprārthanā svayam ”
kriyate -
√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
mādhavād -
mādhava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

mādhava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
īnām -
i (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

ī (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

ī (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
praṇaya -
praṇaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
prārthanā -
prārthanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “tathaiva kriyate kasmānna svakasyaiva cetasaḥ ”
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
kriyate -
√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
kasmān -
kasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ka (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[ablative single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[ablative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
svakasyai -
svaka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

svaka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
cetasaḥ -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

cetasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]