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 5.52.12

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इमा विचित्राः कलना भावाभावमयात्मिकाः ।
दुःखायैव तवोग्राय न सुखाय कदाचन ॥ १२ ॥

imā vicitrāḥ kalanā bhāvābhāvamayātmikāḥ |
duḥkhāyaiva tavogrāya na sukhāya kadācana || 12 ||

These sundry objects of thy fancy or liking, which are so temporary in their nature; are all for thy misery, and of no real good at any time.
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 (5.52.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iyam, Idam, Vicitra, Kalana, Bhavabhava, Aya, Atmika, Duhkha, Yushmad, Ugra, Sukha, Kada, Cana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.52.12). 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: “imā vicitrāḥ kalanā bhāvābhāvamayātmikāḥ”
imā* -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
vicitrāḥ -
vicitra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vicitrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kalanā* -
kalana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kalanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhāvābhāvam -
bhāvābhāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhāvābhāva (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

aya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

e (noun, masculine)

[compound], [instrumental single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
ātmikāḥ -
ātmikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “duḥkhāyaiva tavogrāya na sukhāya kadācana”
duḥkhāyai -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

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

[imperfect active first dual]
tavo -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
ugrāya -
ugra (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

ugra (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sukhāya -
sukha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
kadā -
kadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

kadā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
cana -
cana (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√can (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]