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 6.87.17

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अलब्धज्ञानदृष्टीनां क्रिया पुत्रपरायणम् ।
यस्य नास्त्यम्बरं पट्टं कम्बलं किं त्यजत्यसौ ॥ १७ ॥

alabdhajñānadṛṣṭīnāṃ kriyā putraparāyaṇam |
yasya nāstyambaraṃ paṭṭaṃ kambalaṃ kiṃ tyajatyasau || 17 ||

Let them that have not acquired their intellectual light and the sight of the soul, be employed in their duties by their offsprings and fellow creatures; for who that is devoid of a silken robe, will go about naked and not wrap himself with a blanket or coarse cloth.
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 (6.87.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Alabdha, Jnanadrishti, Kriya, Putra, Parayana, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Nasti, Ambara, Patta, Kambala, Kim, Tyajat, Asi, Asu, Adah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.87.17). 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: “alabdhajñānadṛṣṭīnāṃ kriyā putraparāyaṇam ”
alabdha -
alabdha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

alabdha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√labh (verb class 1)

[aorist middle third single]
jñānadṛṣṭīnām -
jñānadṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

jñānadṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

jñānadṛṣṭi (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
kriyā -
kriyā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

putra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
parāyaṇam -
parāyaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

parāyaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

parāyaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “yasya nāstyambaraṃ paṭṭaṃ kambalaṃ kiṃ tyajatyasau ”
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
nāstya -
nāsti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ambaram -
ambara (noun, neuter)

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

ambara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ambarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
paṭṭam -
paṭṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

√paṭ -> paṭṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √paṭ class 1 verb]

√paṭ -> paṭṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √paṭ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √paṭ class 1 verb]
kambalam -
kambala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kambala (noun, neuter)

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

kambalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tyajatya -
√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]

√tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)

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

√tyaj (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]