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 6.53.14

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अपि कुत्सितमप्यन्यदप्यधर्ममयक्रमम् ।
श्रेष्ठं ते स्वं यथा कर्म तथेहामृतवान्भव ॥ १४ ॥

api kutsitamapyanyadapyadharmamayakramam |
śreṣṭhaṃ te svaṃ yathā karma tathehāmṛtavānbhava || 14 ||

Though you reckon it as heinous on the one hand and unrighteous on the other; yet you must acknowledge the super excellence and imperiousness of the duties required of your martial race, so do your duty and immortalize yourself.
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 (6.53.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Api, Kutsita, Apya, Ani, Anya, Adharmamaya, Krama, Shreshtha, Tad, Yushmad, Sva, Yatha, Karman, Tatha, Iha, Ritavat, Bhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.53.14). 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: “api kutsitamapyanyadapyadharmamayakramam ”
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
kutsitam -
kutsita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kutsita (noun, neuter)

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

kutsitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kuts -> kutsita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kuts class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kuts class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kuts class 10 verb]

√kuts -> kutsita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kuts class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kuts class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kuts class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kuts class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kuts class 10 verb], [accusative single from √kuts class 10 verb]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
anya -
ani (noun, masculine)

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

anī (noun, feminine)

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

anya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√an -> anya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √an]
ad -
ad (noun, masculine)

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

ad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
adharmamaya -
adharmamaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adharmamaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kramam -
krama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “śreṣṭhaṃ te svaṃ yathā karma tathehāmṛtavānbhava ”
śreṣṭham -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)

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

śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
svam -
sva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

svan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

sva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
karma -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tathe -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

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

tatha (noun, neuter)

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

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
īhām -
√īh -> īhām (periphrastic_perfect)

[periphrastic_perfect from √īh]

īhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ṛtavān -
ṛtavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhava -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]