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 5.70.20

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यथा न किंचित्कलयन्मञ्चके स्पन्दते शिशुः ।
तथा फलान्यकलयन्कुरु कर्माणि राघव ॥ २० ॥

yathā na kiṃcitkalayanmañcake spandate śiśuḥ |
tathā phalānyakalayankuru karmāṇi rāghava || 20 ||

As the baby lying in the cradle, moves its limbs to no other purpose than its mere pleasure; so Rama, do your duties for pleasure's sake (as a labour of love), and not for reward.
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 (5.70.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Kincitka, Layat, Mancaka, Shishu, Tatha, Phala, Karman, Raghava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.70.20). 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: “yathā na kiṃcitkalayanmañcake spandate śiśuḥ ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kiñcitka -
kiñcitka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kiñcitka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
layan -
√lay -> layat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √lay class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lay class 1 verb]

√lay -> layat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √lay class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lay class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lay class 1 verb]
mañcake -
mañcaka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mañcaka (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
spandate -
√spand (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
śiśuḥ -
śiśu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

śiśu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tathā phalānyakalayankuru karmāṇi rāghava ”
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
phalānya -
phala (noun, neuter)

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

√phal (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
akalayan -
√kal (verb class 10)

[imperfect active third plural]
kuru -
kuru (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kuru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperative active second single]
karmāṇi -
karman (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]