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 5.64.37

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न धनानि न मित्राणि न शास्त्राणि न बान्धवाः ।
नराणामुपकुर्वन्ति मग्नस्वात्मसमुद्धृतौ ॥ ३७ ॥

na dhanāni na mitrāṇi na śāstrāṇi na bāndhavāḥ |
narāṇāmupakurvanti magnasvātmasamuddhṛtau || 37 ||

Neither riches nor friends, nor learning nor relatives, serve to redeem the drowning soul. It must be one's own mind to buy its own redemption, by resigning itself to its source and cause.
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 (5.64.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhana, Mitra, Shastra, Bandhava, Nara, Upa, Kurvat, Magna, Samuddhrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.64.37). 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: “na dhanāni na mitrāṇi na śāstrāṇi na bāndhavāḥ ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhanāni -
dhana (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√dhan (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mitrāṇi -
mitra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śāstrāṇi -
śāstra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bāndhavāḥ -
bāndhava (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “narāṇāmupakurvanti magnasvātmasamuddhṛtau ”
narāṇām -
nara (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

nara (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

narā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
upa -
upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (Preverb)

[Preverb]
kurvanti -
kurvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present active third plural]
magna -
magna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

magna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√majj -> magna (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √majj class 6 verb]

√majj -> magna (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √majj class 6 verb]
svātma -
svātman (noun, masculine)

[compound]
samuddhṛtau -
samuddhṛta (noun, masculine)

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