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 5.74.25

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परां शीतलतामेति वृष्टिधौत इवाचलः ।
निर्वृतिं परमां धत्ते प्राप्तराज्य इवाधमः ॥ २५ ॥

parāṃ śītalatāmeti vṛṣṭidhauta ivācalaḥ |
nirvṛtiṃ paramāṃ dhatte prāptarājya ivādhamaḥ || 25 ||

The contented mind gets a coolness like that of a heated rock, after it is washed by a shower of rain; and it finds a satisfaction equal to that of a pauper, by his getting the riches of a king and his whole kingdom.
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 (5.74.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Para, Shitalata, Vrishti, Dhauta, Iva, Acala, Nirvriti, Parama, Prapta, Rajya, Raji, Adhama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.74.25). 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: “parāṃ śītalatāmeti vṛṣṭidhauta ivācalaḥ ”
parām -
parā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śītalatām -
śītalatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

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

[compound], [adverb]

vṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vṛṣṭī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vṛṣṭī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

vṛṣṭī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dhauta* -
dhauta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
acalaḥ -
acala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√cal (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
Line 2: “nirvṛtiṃ paramāṃ dhatte prāptarājya ivādhamaḥ ”
nirvṛtim -
nirvṛti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

nirvṛti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
paramām -
paramā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
dhatte -
√dhā (verb class 3)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

prāpta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rājya* -
rājya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

rājī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
adhamaḥ -
adhama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√dham (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]