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 5.76.17

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भवानिव विचार्यादौ संसारमतिकान्तया ।
मत्या यो गाहते लोको नेहासौ परिमज्जति ॥ १७ ॥

bhavāniva vicāryādau saṃsāramatikāntayā |
matyā yo gāhate loko nehāsau parimajjati || 17 ||

Men who consider the world, and take it in the same light of a dangerous ocean as you do, are not likely to be drowned in it, when they steer their bark in it after due consideration.
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 (5.76.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhava, Bhavani, Vicarin, Vicarya, Vicari, Adau, Ada, Adi, Samsara, Atikanta, Mati, Yah, Loka, Asi, Asu, Adah, Pari, Majjat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.76.17). 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: “bhavāniva vicāryādau saṃsāramatikāntayā ”
bhavāni -
bhavānī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

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

√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
va -
va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vicāryā -
vicārin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

vicārin (noun, neuter)

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

vicārya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vicārya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vicārī (noun, masculine)

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

vicārī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]

vicārī (noun, neuter)

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

vicāryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ādau -
ādau (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āda (noun, masculine)

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

ādi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ādi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
saṃsāram -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
atikāntayā -
atikāntā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “matyā yo gāhate loko nehāsau parimajjati ”
matyā* -
mati (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

matī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
yo* -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
gāhate -
√gāh (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
loko* -
loka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nehā -
√nah (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, neuter)

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

parī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

parī (noun, feminine)

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

parī (noun, neuter)

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

pari (Preverb)

[Preverb]
majjati -
√majj -> majjat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √majj class 6 verb]

√majj -> majjat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √majj class 6 verb]

√majj (verb class 6)

[present active third single]