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 5.62.7

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बद्धपद्मासनस्यापि कृतब्रह्माञ्जलेरपि ।
अविश्रान्तस्वभावस्य कः समाधिः कथं च वा ॥ ७ ॥

baddhapadmāsanasyāpi kṛtabrahmāñjalerapi |
aviśrāntasvabhāvasya kaḥ samādhiḥ kathaṃ ca vā || 7 ||

But how can one be said to be beatified, whose mind is unsubdued and whose nature is indomitable; although he may keep his position in the posture of padmasana with his folded palms.
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 (5.62.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Baddhapadmasana, Api, Kritabrahman, Anjali, Avishranta, Svabhava, Kah, Samadhi, Katham, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.62.7). 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: “baddhapadmāsanasyāpi kṛtabrahmāñjalerapi ”
baddhapadmāsanasyā -
baddhapadmāsana (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

baddhapadmāsana (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
kṛtabrahmā -
kṛtabrahman (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

kṛtabrahman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
añjaler -
añjali (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “aviśrāntasvabhāvasya kaḥ samādhiḥ kathaṃ ca vā ”
aviśrānta -
aviśrānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aviśrānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
svabhāvasya -
svabhāva (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
kaḥ -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
samādhiḥ -
samādhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]