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 5.53.53

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एतयोरेकसंस्थाने मृतिरित्येव या कथा ।
सा व्योम्न्यया स्त्रिया भुक्ता धरेति कथया समा ॥ ५३ ॥

etayorekasaṃsthāne mṛtirityeva yā kathā |
sā vyomnyayā striyā bhuktā dhareti kathayā samā || 53 ||

The existence of either of these (i.e. of the body or mind) after death is as incapable of heavenly felicity, as it is for an aerial fairy to fare on earth.
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 (5.53.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eta, Etad, Esha, Reka, Samsthana, Mriti, Iti, Itya, Eva, Katha, Vyoman, Aya, Stri, Bhukta, Dhara, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.53.53). 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: “etayorekasaṃsthāne mṛtirityeva yā kathā ”
etayor -
eta (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

eta (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

etā (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

etad (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
reka -
reka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rek (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
saṃsthāne -
saṃsthāna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

saṃsthāna (noun, neuter)

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

saṃsthānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
mṛtir -
mṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
itye -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

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

ityā (noun, feminine)

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

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yā -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sā vyomnyayā striyā bhuktā dhareti kathayā samā ”
sā* -
so (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
vyomnya -
vyoman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vyoman (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ayā -
ayā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

e (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
striyā* -
strī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
bhuktā* -
bhukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhuktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dhare -
dhara (noun, masculine)

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

dhara (noun, neuter)

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

dharā (noun, feminine)

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

√dhṛ (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
kathayā -
kathā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
samā -
samā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

samā (Preverb)

[Preverb]