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 6.80.6

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वसनाशनशय्यादीन्सर्वान्संत्यज्य धीरधीः ।
यस्तिष्ठत्यात्मनैवैकः स कथं किल शोभते ॥ ६ ॥

vasanāśanaśayyādīnsarvānsaṃtyajya dhīradhīḥ |
yastiṣṭhatyātmanaivaikaḥ sa kathaṃ kila śobhate || 6 ||

He that abandons his food and raiment, his bedstead and sleep, and all things besides; and remains devoutly reclined in one soul only, cannot possibly preserve the calmness of his person.
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 (6.80.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasana, Ashana, Shayya, Shayi, Shayin, Adi, Sarva, Santyajya, Dhiradhi, Yah, Tishthat, Atman, Aika, Katham, Katha, Kila, Shobhat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.80.6). 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: “vasanāśanaśayyādīnsarvānsaṃtyajya dhīradhīḥ ”
vasanā -
vasana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vasanā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

aśana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śayyā -
√śī -> śayya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śī]

√śī -> śayya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śī]

śayi (noun, masculine)

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

śayi (noun, feminine)

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

śayi (noun, neuter)

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

śayin (noun, masculine)

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

śayin (noun, neuter)

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

śayyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ādīn -
ādi (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
sarvān -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
santyajya -
santyajya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

santyajya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhīradhīḥ -
dhīradhī (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dhīradhī (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
Line 2: “yastiṣṭhatyātmanaivaikaḥ sa kathaṃ kila śobhate ”
yas -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tiṣṭhatyā -
√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
ātmanai -
ātman (noun, masculine)

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

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

[nominative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kila -
kila (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kil (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
śobhate -
√śubh -> śobhat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]

√śubh -> śobhat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]

√śubh (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]