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 7.3.38

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गेहमेवोपशान्तस्य विजनं दूरकाननम् ।
अशान्तस्याप्यरण्यानि विजना सजना पुरी ॥ ३८ ॥

gehamevopaśāntasya vijanaṃ dūrakānanam |
aśāntasyāpyaraṇyāni vijanā sajanā purī || 38 ||

The contented soul is as solitary at home, as in the midst of the farthest forest; but the discontented mind find the solitary forest, to be as thickly thronged with vexations as the circle of a family house.
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 (7.3.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Geha, Eva, Upashanta, Vijana, Dura, Kanana, Ashanta, Api, Apya, Aranya, Aranyani, Sajana, Puri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.3.38). 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: “gehamevopaśāntasya vijanaṃ dūrakānanam ”
geham -
geha (noun, neuter)

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

gehā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
evo -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
upaśāntasya -
upaśānta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

upaśānta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
vijanam -
vijana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vijana (noun, neuter)

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

vijanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dūra -
dūra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dūra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kānanam -
kānana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “aśāntasyāpyaraṇyāni vijanā sajanā purī ”
aśāntasyā -
aśānta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

aśānta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
āpya -
āpi (noun, masculine)

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

āpi (noun, neuter)

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

āpi (noun, feminine)

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

āpī (noun, feminine)

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

āpya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āpya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

āpī (noun, masculine)

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

āpī (noun, neuter)

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

√āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √āp]

√āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √āp]

√i -> āpya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √i]

√i -> āpya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √i]

√āp -> āpya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √āp]

√i -> āpya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

√āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √āp]

√āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √āp]

√i -> āpya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i]

√i -> āpya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i]
araṇyāni -
araṇyāni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

araṇyānī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

araṇya (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vijanā -
vijanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sajanā -
sajanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
purī -
purī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

puri (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]