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 5.53.29

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मरणं जीवितोपान्तं जीवितं मरणान्तगम् ।
भावोऽभावाद्व्यवच्छिन्नः कष्टेयं दुःखवेदना ॥ २९ ॥

maraṇaṃ jīvitopāntaṃ jīvitaṃ maraṇāntagam |
bhāvo'bhāvādvyavacchinnaḥ kaṣṭeyaṃ duḥkhavedanā || 29 ||

Here is death closely following the course of life, and there is a new life hereafter awaiting upon our death; now there is a state of being distinct from its privation or not being, and again there is reverse of it in our transmigration, to our great annoyance only.
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 (5.53.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Marana, Jivita, Upantam, Upanta, Marananta, Bhava, Abhava, Vyavacchinna, Kashta, Kashti, Iyam, Idam, Duhkhavedana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.53.29). 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: “maraṇaṃ jīvitopāntaṃ jīvitaṃ maraṇāntagam ”
maraṇam -
maraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

jīvita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīvitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
upāntam -
upāntam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upānta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

upānta (noun, neuter)

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

upāntā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jīvitam -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jīvita (noun, neuter)

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

jīvitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
maraṇānta -
maraṇānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

maraṇānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gam -
ga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ga (noun, neuter)

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

gā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “bhāvo'bhāvādvyavacchinnaḥ kaṣṭeyaṃ duḥkhavedanā ”
bhāvo' -
bhāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√bhā (verb class 2)

[present active first dual]
abhāvād -
abhāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
vyavacchinnaḥ -
vyavacchinna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kaṣṭe -
kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

kaṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [locative single from √kaś class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kaś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kaś class 1 verb], [locative single from √kaś class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kaś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kaś class 1 verb]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
duḥkhavedanā -
duḥkhavedanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]