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 5.46.43

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किं मे जीवितदुःखेन मरणं मे महोत्सवः ।
लोकनिन्द्यस्य दुर्जन्तोर्जीवितान्मरणं वरम् ॥ ४३ ॥

kiṃ me jīvitaduḥkhena maraṇaṃ me mahotsavaḥ |
lokanindyasya durjantorjīvitānmaraṇaṃ varam || 43 ||

What is the good of this miserable life of mine? My death is a blessing to me than living in this wretched state. It is better for the mean and base to die away, than live to be reviled by others.
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 (5.46.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Asmad, Jivita, Duhkha, Marana, Mahotsava, Loka, Nindya, Duh, Jantu, Varam, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.46.43). 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: “kiṃ me jīvitaduḥkhena maraṇaṃ me mahotsavaḥ ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative 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]
jīvita -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīvita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
duḥkhena -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
maraṇam -
maraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
Line 2: “lokanindyasya durjantorjīvitānmaraṇaṃ varam ”
loka -
loka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nindyasya -
nindya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

nindya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√nind -> nindya (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √nind class 1 verb]

√nind -> nindya (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √nind class 1 verb]
dur -
duḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dur (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dur (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb]
jantor -
jantu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
jīvitān -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]

jīvita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
maraṇam -
maraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
varam -
varam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

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

varā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]