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 7.12.29

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मनोहंभावबुद्ध्यादि यत्किंचिन्नाम वेदनम् ।
अविद्यां विद्धि यत्नेन पौरुषेणाशु नश्यति ॥ २९ ॥

manohaṃbhāvabuddhyādi yatkiṃcinnāma vedanam |
avidyāṃ viddhi yatnena pauruṣeṇāśu naśyati || 29 ||

Know the words mind, egoism, understanding and such other terms, which are significant of the idea of knowledge; to proceed from ignorance alone, and are soon removed by proper investigation into them.
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 (7.12.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bha, Bhava, Bhu, Abuddhya, Abuddhi, Yat, Yad, Kincid, Kincit, Naman, Vedana, Avidya, Yatna, Paurusha, Ashu, Nashyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.12.29). 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: “manohaṃbhāvabuddhyādi yatkiṃcinnāma vedanam ”
manoham -
manohan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
bhāva -
bhāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bha (noun, masculine)

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

bhā (noun, masculine)

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

bhu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√bhā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first dual]
abuddhyā -
abuddhyā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

abuddhi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
adi -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kiñcin -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

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

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

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

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

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

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vedanam -
vedana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vedana (noun, neuter)

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

vedanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “avidyāṃ viddhi yatnena pauruṣeṇāśu naśyati ”
avidyām -
avidyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
viddhi -
viddhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√vid (verb class 2)

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

[instrumental single]
pauruṣeṇā -
pauruṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

pauruṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
āśu -
āśu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

āśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āśu (noun, neuter)

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

āśu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
naśyati -
naśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

naśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√naś -> naśyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś (verb class 4)

[present active third single]