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 7.16.10

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एवंविधा मुनिश्रेष्ठ मूढा अपि चिरायुषः ।
भवन्त्यनियमो ह्यङ्ग दीर्घायुष्यस्य कारणम् ॥ १० ॥

evaṃvidhā muniśreṣṭha mūḍhā api cirāyuṣaḥ |
bhavantyaniyamo hyaṅga dīrghāyuṣyasya kāraṇam || 10 ||

Then the vidyadhara said; I understand, O chief of sages, that it is in this manner, that dull people also become long living in this world; and it is this true knowledge, which is the cause of the great longevity of yours and other sages.
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 (7.16.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evamvidha, Muni, Shreshtha, Mudha, Api, Cirayusha, Cirayus, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Aniyama, Anga, Dirghayushya, 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 7.16.10). 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: “evaṃvidhā muniśreṣṭha mūḍhā api cirāyuṣaḥ ”
evaṃvidhā* -
evaṃvidha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

evaṃvidhā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

muni (noun, neuter)

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

munī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

mū (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
śreṣṭha -
śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mūḍhā* -
mūḍha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mūḍhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb]

√muh -> mūḍhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √muh class 4 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
cirāyuṣaḥ -
cirāyuṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

cirāyus (noun, masculine)

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

cirāyus (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “bhavantyaniyamo hyaṅga dīrghāyuṣyasya kāraṇam ”
bhavantya -
bhavanti (noun, masculine)

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

bhavantī (noun, feminine)

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

bhavat (noun, neuter)

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

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
aniyamo* -
aniyama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
aṅga -
aṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√aṅg (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
dīrghāyuṣyasya -
dīrghāyuṣya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

dīrghāyuṣya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
kāraṇam -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]