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 6.91.4

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अतिशक्तोऽप्यशक्तेन दुःखाद्दुःखं भयाद्भयम् ।
हस्ती हस्तिपकेनेव राजन्मौर्ख्येण नीयसे ॥ ४ ॥

atiśakto'pyaśaktena duḥkhādduḥkhaṃ bhayādbhayam |
hastī hastipakeneva rājanmaurkhyeṇa nīyase || 4 ||

Even the strong is foiled by weak, and lead from one danger to another and from woe to woe; as the strong elephant was led to by the weak huntsman, and as you O mighty prince! are exposed by your imbecile ignorance in this forest.
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 (6.91.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atishakta, Api, Apya, Ashakta, Duhkha, Duhkham, Bhayat, Bhaya, Hastin, Hasti, Hastipaka, Iva, Rajan, Rajat, Maurkhya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.91.4). 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: “atiśakto'pyaśaktena duḥkhādduḥkhaṃ bhayādbhayam ”
atiśakto' -
atiśakta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
aśaktena -
aśakta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

aśakta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
duḥkhād -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
duḥkham -
duḥkham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhayād -
bhayāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bhaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
bhayam -
bhaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhaya (noun, neuter)

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

bhayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “hastī hastipakeneva rājanmaurkhyeṇa nīyase ”
hastī -
hastī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

hastī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

hastin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hastipakene -
hastipaka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
rājan -
rājan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]

√rāj -> rājat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
maurkhyeṇa -
maurkhya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
nīyase -
√nī (verb class 1)

[present passive second single]