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 5.43.28

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यो हि मुख्यं परित्यज्य गौणं समनुधावति ।
त्यक्त्वा रसायनं सिद्धं साध्यं संसाधयत्यसौ ॥ २८ ॥

yo hi mukhyaṃ parityajya gauṇaṃ samanudhāvati |
tyaktvā rasāyanaṃ siddhaṃ sādhyaṃ saṃsādhayatyasau || 28 ||

He who forsakes the real form, and follows the fictitious one, lets off the ambrosia pass from his hand, in pursuit of some promised confectionary.
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 (5.43.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Mukhya, Parityajya, Gauna, Samat, Udhan, Udha, Avat, Rasayana, Siddha, Sadhya, Sadhayat, Asi, Asu, Adah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.43.28). 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: “yo hi mukhyaṃ parityajya gauṇaṃ samanudhāvati ”
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
mukhyam -
mukhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mukhya (noun, neuter)

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

mukhyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
parityajya -
parityajya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
gauṇam -
gauṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gauṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
saman -
√sam -> samat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sam class 1 verb]
udhā -
udhan (noun, neuter)

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

udhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
avati -
avat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

avat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√u -> avat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √u class 1 verb]

√u -> avat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √u class 1 verb]

√av (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

√u (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “tyaktvā rasāyanaṃ siddhaṃ sādhyaṃ saṃsādhayatyasau ”
tyaktvā -
√tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tyaj]
rasāyanam -
rasāyana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rasāyana (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

siddha (noun, neuter)

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

siddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sidh class 4 verb]

√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sidh class 4 verb]

√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sidh class 1 verb]

√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
sādhyam -
sādhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sādhya (noun, neuter)

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

sādhyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √sidh]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √sidh]

√sidh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √sidh]

√sādh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 5 verb]

√sādh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sādh class 5 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 5 verb]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sidh]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sidh], [accusative single from √sidh]
saṃ -
sa (noun, neuter)

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

sam (Preverb)

[Preverb]
sādhayatya -
√sidh -> sādhayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sidh]

√sidh -> sādhayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sidh], [vocative dual from √sidh], [accusative dual from √sidh], [locative single from √sidh]

√sidh (verb class 0)

[present active third single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]