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 6.87.34

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साधुनैव समं ग्रासं भुञ्जानो वनकोटरे ।
तिष्ठावष्टब्धदुश्चेष्टो धराविवरकीटवत् ॥ ३४ ॥

sādhunaiva samaṃ grāsaṃ bhuñjāno vanakoṭare |
tiṣṭhāvaṣṭabdhaduśceṣṭo dharāvivarakīṭavat || 34 ||

Or you may continue to remain in your grotto, in this forest living on the simple food of holy men; and by forsaking the evil propensities of your mind, abide here as an insect in a hole under the ground.
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 (6.87.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sadhu, Samam, Sama, Grasa, Bhunja, Vana, Kotara, Tishtha, Avashtabdha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.87.34). 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: “sādhunaiva samaṃ grāsaṃ bhuñjāno vanakoṭare ”
sādhunai -
sādhu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

sādhu (noun, neuter)

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

[imperfect active first dual]
samam -
samam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sama (noun, neuter)

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

samā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
grāsam -
grāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

grāsa (noun, neuter)

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

grāsā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhuñjān -
bhuñja (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
o* -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
vana -
vana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√van (verb class 1)

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

[locative single]

koṭara (noun, neuter)

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

koṭarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “tiṣṭhāvaṣṭabdhaduśceṣṭo dharāvivarakīṭavat ”
tiṣṭhā -
tiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tiṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sthā (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

avaṣṭabdha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
duśceṣṭo -
Cannot analyse dharāvivarakīṭavat