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 6.98.23

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लोकः शास्त्राणि वेदाश्च प्रमाणं यस्य नो मतेः ।
असद्भ्यो ह्यतिमूढः स सज्जनस्तं न संश्रयेत् ॥ २३ ॥

lokaḥ śāstrāṇi vedāśca pramāṇaṃ yasya no mateḥ |
asadbhyo hyatimūḍhaḥ sa sajjanastaṃ na saṃśrayet || 23 ||

He that is not guided by the evidence and dictates of the sastras and vedas, is the most foolish among fools, and is never to be relied upon by good and sensible men.
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 (6.98.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Loka, Shastra, Veda, Pramana, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Asmad, Mati, Asat, Ati, Mudha, Sajjana, Tap,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.98.23). 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: “lokaḥ śāstrāṇi vedāśca pramāṇaṃ yasya no mateḥ ”
lokaḥ -
loka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śāstrāṇi -
śāstra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vedāś -
veda (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vedā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pramāṇam -
pramāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pramāṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
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]
no* -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
mateḥ -
mati (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

mati (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “asadbhyo hyatimūḍhaḥ sa sajjanastaṃ na saṃśrayet ”
asadbhyo* -
asat (noun, masculine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]

asat (noun, neuter)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mūḍhaḥ -
mūḍha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sajjanas -
sajjana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

tap (noun, masculine)

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

tap (noun, neuter)

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

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃ -
sa (noun, neuter)

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

sam (Preverb)

[Preverb]
śrayet -
√śri (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]