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 7.21.4

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कर्मस्पन्देषु नो बोधः फलितो यस्य दृश्यते ।
बोधशिल्पोपजीवित्वाज्ज्ञानबन्धुः स उच्यते ॥ ४ ॥

karmaspandeṣu no bodhaḥ phalito yasya dṛśyate |
bodhaśilpopajīvitvājjñānabandhuḥ sa ucyate || 4 ||

Whose learning is seen to be employed in busy life only, without showing its true effect in the improvement of the understanding;such learning being but an art or means of getting a livelihood, its possessor is called a fellow of learning;
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 (7.21.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karman, Spanda, Asmad, Bodha, Phalita, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Drishyata, Sah, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.21.4). 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: “karmaspandeṣu no bodhaḥ phalito yasya dṛśyate ”
karma -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
spandeṣu -
spanda (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
no* -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
bodhaḥ -
bodha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
phalito* -
phalita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√phal -> phalita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √phal class 1 verb]
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
dṛśyate -
dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√dṛś (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “bodhaśilpopajīvitvājjñānabandhuḥ sa ucyate ”
Cannot analyse bodhaśilpopajīvitvājjñānabandhuḥ*sa
sa* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]