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 5.82.40

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हन्यते यस्तु यच्छक्त्या स तेनैव हतो भवेत् ।
निहन्ति खड्गः पुंशक्त्या हन्तैव प्रोच्यते पुमान् ॥ ४० ॥

hanyate yastu yacchaktyā sa tenaiva hato bhavet |
nihanti khaḍgaḥ puṃśaktyā hantaiva procyate pumān || 40 ||

He who kills one by the instrumentality of another, is considered the slayer, and not the intermediate means of slaughter; for nobody upbraids the passive sword with guilt, by exculpation of the perpetrator.
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 (5.82.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Yad, Shakti, Tad, Tena, Hata, Nihanti, Khadga, Hanta, Hantri, Pra, Ucyat, Pums,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.82.40). 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: “hanyate yastu yacchaktyā sa tenaiva hato bhavet ”
hanyate -
√han (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√han (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]
yas -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
yacch -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
śaktyā -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

śaktī (noun, masculine)

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

śaktī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tenai -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
hato* -
hata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√han -> hata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]

√han (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “nihanti khaḍgaḥ puṃśaktyā hantaiva procyate pumān ”
nihanti -
nihanti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nihanti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nihanti (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
khaḍgaḥ -
khaḍga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
puṃ -
puṃs (noun, masculine)

[compound]

pu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

pu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śaktyā* -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

śaktī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
hantai -
hanta (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

hanta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hanta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

hantṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

hantā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√han (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√han (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
pro -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]

prā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]
pumān -
puṃs (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]