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 7.17.2

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अनहंवेदनाभ्यासात्समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः ।
भूत्वा शान्तभवापीडो न नरः परिताम्यति ॥ २ ॥

anahaṃvedanābhyāsātsamaloṣṭāśmakāñcanaḥ |
bhūtvā śāntabhavāpīḍo na naraḥ paritāmyati || 2 ||

It is by one's habit of thinking his unegoism, that he comes to view both gold and stone, as well as all sorts of rubbish in the same light; and by being calm and quiet at all events, has never any cause of sorrow at any thing whatsoever.
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 (7.17.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anaha, Vedana, Abhyasa, Samaloshtashmakancana, Shanta, Bhava, Bhu, Apida, Nara, Nri, Amin, Adah, Ati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.17.2). 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: “anahaṃvedanābhyāsātsamaloṣṭāśmakāñcanaḥ ”
anahaṃ -
anaha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anaha (noun, neuter)

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

anahā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vedanā -
vedana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vedana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vedanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhyāsāt -
abhyāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
samaloṣṭāśmakāñcanaḥ -
samaloṣṭāśmakāñcana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “bhūtvā śāntabhavāpīḍo na naraḥ paritāmyati ”
bhūtvā -
√bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
śānta -
śānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb]

√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb]
bhavā -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

bhavā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
āpīḍo* -
āpīḍa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
naraḥ -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
paritā -
√pṝ (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√pṝ (verb class 6)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√pṝ (verb class 9)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
amya -
amin (noun, masculine)

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

amin (noun, neuter)

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

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ati (Preverb)

[Preverb]