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 6.28.64

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सुरज्ज्वेव बलीवर्दो बध्यते जन्तुरास्थया ।
अतस्त्वया दृढमिदमिति निर्णीय बुद्धितः ॥ ६४ ॥

surajjveva balīvardo badhyate janturāsthayā |
atastvayā dṛḍhamidamiti nirṇīya buddhitaḥ || 64 ||

Therefore we should never rely in our frail and fragile bodies, but bind our souls to the firm rock of Brahma by the strong rope of our faith, as they bind a bull to the post with a strong cord.
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 (6.28.64). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rajju, Eva, Balin, Bali, Jantu, Astha, Atah, Tva, Yushmad, Dridha, Idam, Iti, Buddhitah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.28.64). 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: “surajjveva balīvardo badhyate janturāsthayā ”
su -
sū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sū (noun, neuter)

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

sū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

so (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
rajjve -
rajju (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

[compound]

balī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

balin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bali (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
va -
u (noun, masculine)

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

ū (noun, masculine)

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

ū (noun, neuter)

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

ū (noun, feminine)

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

o (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

au (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

au (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ardo -
badhyate -
√bandh (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√bandh (verb class 4)

[present passive third single]

√bandh (verb class 9)

[present passive third single]
jantur -
jantu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
āsthayā -
āsthā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “atastvayā dṛḍhamidamiti nirṇīya buddhitaḥ ”
atas -
ataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tvayā -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
dṛḍham -
dṛḍha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛḍha (noun, neuter)

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

dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
Cannot analyse nirṇīya*bu
buddhitaḥ -
buddhitaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]