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 5.52.9

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अनुधावति यो भोगांस्त्यक्त्वा शमरसायनम् ।
संत्यज्य मन्दारवनं स याति विषजङ्गलम् ॥ ९ ॥

anudhāvati yo bhogāṃstyaktvā śamarasāyanam |
saṃtyajya mandāravanaṃ sa yāti viṣajaṅgalam || 9 ||

He who pursues after pleasure, by forsaking his peaceful tranquillity; is as one who quits his grove of mandara flowers, and enters a forest of poisonous plants.
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 (5.52.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anu, Dhavat, Yah, Bhoga, Shamara, Sayana, Santyajya, Mandara, Vana, Yat, Yati, Visha, Jangala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.52.9). 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: “anudhāvati yo bhogāṃstyaktvā śamarasāyanam ”
anu -
anu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anu (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

anu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (noun, neuter)

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

anu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

anu (Preverb)

[Preverb]
dhāvati -
dhāvat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dhāvat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√dhāv (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

√dhāv (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhogāṃs -
bhoga (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tyaktvā -
√tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śamara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sāyanam -
sāyana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sāyana (noun, neuter)

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

sāyanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “saṃtyajya mandāravanaṃ sa yāti viṣajaṅgalam ”
santyajya -
santyajya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

santyajya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mandāra -
mandāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mandāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vanam -
vana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

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

vanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yāti -
yāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, neuter)

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

yāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

viṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jaṅgalam -
jaṅgala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jaṅgala (noun, neuter)

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

jaṅgalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]