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 7.4.15

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षड्वर्गो निर्जितः पूर्वं येनोत्तमविदा स्वतः ।
भाजनं स महार्थानां नेतरो नरगर्दभः ॥ १५ ॥

ṣaḍvargo nirjitaḥ pūrvaṃ yenottamavidā svataḥ |
bhājanaṃ sa mahārthānāṃ netaro naragardabhaḥ || 15 ||

He who has been able by his good understanding, the sixfold beastly appetites of his nature; is capable of receiving the knowledge of great truths; and no other asinine man in human shape.
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 (7.4.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shadvarga, Nirjita, Purvam, Purva, Yena, Yah, Yat, Uttamavid, Uttamavida, Svatah, Bhajana, Mahartha, Neta, Nara, Gardabh, Gardabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.4.15). 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: “ṣaḍvargo nirjitaḥ pūrvaṃ yenottamavidā svataḥ ”
ṣaḍvargo* -
ṣaḍvarga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nirjitaḥ -
nirjita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pūrvam -
pūrvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
yeno -
yena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
uttamavidā -
uttamavid (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

uttamavid (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

uttamavidā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
svataḥ -
svataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “bhājanaṃ sa mahārthānāṃ netaro naragardabhaḥ ”
bhājanam -
bhājana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhājana (noun, neuter)

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

bhājanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahārthānām -
mahārtha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

mahārtha (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

mahārthā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
neta -
neta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

neta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ro* -
ra (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gardabhaḥ -
gardabh (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

gardabh (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

gardabha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]