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 6.54.28

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त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः ।
कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तोऽपि नैव किंचित्करोति सः ॥ २८ ॥

tyaktvā karmaphalāsaṅgaṃ nityatṛpto nirāśrayaḥ |
karmaṇyabhipravṛtto'pi naiva kiṃcitkaroti saḥ || 28 ||

That man though employed in business, is said to be doing nothing at all;who does not foster the hope of a reward of his acts, and is ever contented in himself, even without a patron or refuge.
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 (6.54.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karmaphala, Asanga, Nitya, Tripta, Nirashraya, Karmani, Karmanya, Karman, Abhipravritta, Api, Naiva, Kincitkara, Sah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.54.28). 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: “tyaktvā karmaphalāsaṅgaṃ nityatṛpto nirāśrayaḥ ”
tyaktvā -
√tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tyaj]
karmaphalā -
karmaphala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

karmaphalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asaṅgam -
asaṅga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asaṅga (noun, neuter)

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

asaṅgā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nitya -
nitya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tṛpto* -
tṛpta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tṛp -> tṛpta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tṛp class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tṛp class 4 verb], [nominative single from √tṛp class 5 verb], [nominative single from √tṛp class 6 verb]
nirāśrayaḥ -
nirāśraya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “karmaṇyabhipravṛtto'pi naiva kiṃcitkaroti saḥ ”
karmaṇya -
karmaṇi (noun, masculine)

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

karmaṇi (noun, neuter)

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

karmaṇi (noun, feminine)

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

karmaṇya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

karmaṇya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

karman (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
abhipravṛtto' -
abhipravṛtta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
naiva -
naiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kiñcitkaro -
kiñcitkara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kiñcitkara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kiñcitkarā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ūti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
saḥ -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]