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 7.16.8

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अहंभावनमेवोच्चैर्बीजं दुःखाख्यशाल्मलेः ।
ममेदं तद्वदादीति शाखाप्रसरकारणम् ॥ ८ ॥

ahaṃbhāvanamevoccairbījaṃ duḥkhākhyaśālmaleḥ |
mamedaṃ tadvadādīti śākhāprasarakāraṇam || 8 ||

Egoism is verily the seed of all worldly misery, as the seed of the thorny simul tree grows only prickles on earth; so is meity or the thought that this is mine, the out stretching branch of this tree.
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 (7.16.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahambhava, Uccaih, Ucca, Bija, Duhkha, Akhya, Shalmala, Asmad, Mama, Idam, Tadvat, Adi, Adin, Iti, Shakha, Prasara, Karana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.16.8). 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: “ahaṃbhāvanamevoccairbījaṃ duḥkhākhyaśālmaleḥ ”
ahambhāva -
ahambhāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
namevo -
√nam (verb class 1)

[optative active first dual]
uccair -
uccaiḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ucca (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ucca (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
bījam -
bīja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bīja (noun, neuter)

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

bījā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
duḥkhā -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ākhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śālmale -
śālmala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
iḥ -
i (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “mamedaṃ tadvadādīti śākhāprasarakāraṇam ”
mame -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

mamā (noun, feminine)

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

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tadvad -
tadvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tadvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ādī -
ādi (noun, masculine)

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

ādi (noun, neuter)

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

ādi (noun, feminine)

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

ādin (noun, masculine)

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

ādin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
śākhā -
śākhā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

prasara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāraṇam -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]