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 5.83.28

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येनैव पश्यसि श्रेयस्तमेवाङ्गीकुरु क्षणम् ।
स्वात्मभावस्तव सुखं मन्ये मानवतां वर ॥ २८ ॥

yenaiva paśyasi śreyastamevāṅgīkuru kṣaṇam |
svātmabhāvastava sukhaṃ manye mānavatāṃ vara || 28 ||

Delay not to chose whatever thou thinkest more felicitous for thyself; but better it is to be in possession of thy mind and kill thy cares and desires, than kill thy mind with thy troublesome desires and anxieties.
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 (5.83.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yena, Yah, Yat, Pash, Pashya, Asi, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Tama, Tami, Iva, Angin, Angi, Kshanam, Kshana, Bhava, Yushmad, Sukham, Sukha, Manya, Mani, Manavat, Manavata, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.83.28). 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: “yenaiva paśyasi śreyastamevāṅgīkuru kṣaṇam ”
yenai -
yena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

paśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

paś (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
asi -
asi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
śreyas -
śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śreyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śreyas (noun, neuter)

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

√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
tame -
tama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

tama (noun, neuter)

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

tamā (noun, feminine)

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

tami (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aṅgī -
aṅgī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

aṅgī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

aṅgin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kuru -
kuru (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kuru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperative active second single]
kṣaṇam -
kṣaṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “svātmabhāvastava sukhaṃ manye mānavatāṃ vara ”
svātma -
svātman (noun, masculine)

[compound]
bhāvas -
bhāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√bhā (verb class 2)

[present active first dual]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
manye -
manya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

manya (noun, neuter)

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

manyā (noun, feminine)

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

manī (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√man (verb class 4)

[present middle first single], [present passive first single]

√man (verb class 8)

[present passive first single]
mānavatām -
mānavat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

mānavat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

mānavatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√man -> mānavat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √man class 4 verb], [genitive plural from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> mānavat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √man class 4 verb], [genitive plural from √man class 8 verb]
vara -
vara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]