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 6.53.55

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आत्मैवेदं जगद्रूपं हन्यते हन्ति वात्र किम् ।
शुभाशुभैर्जगद्दुःखैः किमस्यार्जुन लिप्यते ॥ ५५ ॥

ātmaivedaṃ jagadrūpaṃ hanyate hanti vātra kim |
śubhāśubhairjagadduḥkhaiḥ kimasyārjuna lipyate || 55 ||

The divine soul being manifest in the form of the world, say what can it be that destroys or is destroyed in it; and tell me, Arjuna, what can it be that is subject to or involved in pleasure or pain.
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 (6.53.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atman, Atma, Idam, Jagat, Rupa, Kim, Shubhashubha, Duhkha, Asi, Arjuna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.53.55). 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: “ātmaivedaṃ jagadrūpaṃ hanyate hanti vātra kim ”
ātmai -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

ātmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aive -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
rūpam -
rūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rūpa (noun, neuter)

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

rūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hanyate -
√han (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√han (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]
hanti -
hanti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√han (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
vātra -
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “śubhāśubhairjagadduḥkhaiḥ kimasyārjuna lipyate ”
śubhāśubhair -
śubhāśubha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śubhāśubha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
duḥkhaiḥ -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
asyā -
asi (noun, feminine)

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

asi (noun, masculine)

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

asī (noun, feminine)

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

√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
ārjuna -
ārjuna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
lipyate -
√lip (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√lip (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]