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 5.66.38

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अनात्मीयानि दुःखानि बहून्येवंविधान्ययम् ।
आत्मबुद्ध्या विचिन्वानो जनो गच्छति दीनताम् ॥ ३८ ॥

anātmīyāni duḥkhāni bahūnyevaṃvidhānyayam |
ātmabuddhyā vicinvāno jano gacchati dīnatām || 38 ||

The belief of the external body for the internal self, is the cause of all our woe herein; and so the taking of others as our own is equally for our misery.
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 (5.66.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ana, Miya, Duhkha, Bahu, Evamvidha, Aya, Idam, Atmabuddhi, Vici, Jana, Janas, Gacchat, Dinata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.66.38). 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: “anātmīyāni duḥkhāni bahūnyevaṃvidhānyayam ”
anāt -
ana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mīyāni -
√mī -> mīya (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √mī class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √mī class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √mī class 10 verb]
duḥkhāni -
duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bahūnye -
bahu (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
evaṃvidhānya -
evaṃvidha (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ātmabuddhyā vicinvāno jano gacchati dīnatām ”
ātmabuddhyā* -
ātmabuddhi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
vici -
vici (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vicī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
nvā -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

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

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āno* -
āna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√an (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single]
jano* -
janas (noun, neuter)

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

jana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
gacchati -
gacchat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gacchat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√gam (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
dīnatām -
dīnatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]