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 7.21.10

अत्राहारार्थं कर्म कुर्यादनिन्द्यं कुर्यादाहारं प्राणसंधारणार्थम् ।
प्राणाः संधार्यास्तत्त्वजिज्ञासनार्थं तत्त्वं जिज्ञास्यं येन भूयो न दुःखम् ॥ १० ॥

atrāhārārthaṃ karma kuryādanindyaṃ kuryādāhāraṃ prāṇasaṃdhāraṇārtham |
prāṇāḥ saṃdhāryāstattvajijñāsanārthaṃ tattvaṃ jijñāsyaṃ yena bhūyo na duḥkham || 10 ||

Let men work honestly on earth to earn their bread, and let them take their food for sustenance of their lives; let them live for the inquiry after truth, and let them learn that truth, which is calculated to prevent their return to this miserable world.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.21.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atra, Ahara, Artha, Karman, Kuryada, Nindya, Pranasandharana, Prana, Sandharya, Tattva, Jijnasana, Jijnasya, Yena, Yah, Yat, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Duhkham, Duhkha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.21.10). 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: “atrāhārārthaṃ karma kuryādanindyaṃ kuryādāhāraṃ prāṇasaṃdhāraṇārtham
  • atrā -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āhārā -
  • āhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āhāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kuryāda -
  • kuryāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuryāda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nindyam -
  • nindya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nindya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nindyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    nind -> nindya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √nind class 1 verb]
    nind -> nindya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √nind class 1 verb], [accusative single from √nind class 1 verb]
  • kuryādā -
  • kuryāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuryāda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āhāram -
  • āhāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āhāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prāṇasandhāraṇā -
  • prāṇasandhāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “prāṇāḥ saṃdhāryāstattvajijñāsanārthaṃ tattvaṃ jijñāsyaṃ yena bhūyo na duḥkham
  • prāṇāḥ -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sandhāryās -
  • sandhārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sandhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tattva -
  • tattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jijñāsanā -
  • jijñāsana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tattvam -
  • tattva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jijñāsyam -
  • jijñāsya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jijñāsya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jijñāsyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jñā -> jijñāsya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √jñā]
    jñā -> jijñāsya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √jñā]
    jñā -> jijñāsyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √jñā]
    jñā -> jijñāsya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jñā]
    jñā -> jijñāsya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jñā], [accusative single from √jñā]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhūyo* -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • duḥkham -
  • duḥkham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.21.10

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 7.21.10 in Gujarati sript:
અત્રાહારાર્થં કર્મ કુર્યાદનિન્દ્યં કુર્યાદાહારં પ્રાણસંધારણાર્થમ્ ।
પ્રાણાઃ સંધાર્યાસ્તત્ત્વજિજ્ઞાસનાર્થં તત્ત્વં જિજ્ઞાસ્યં યેન ભૂયો ન દુઃખમ્ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 7.21.10 in Telugu sript:
అత్రాహారార్థం కర్మ కుర్యాదనిన్ద్యం కుర్యాదాహారం ప్రాణసంధారణార్థమ్ ।
ప్రాణాః సంధార్యాస్తత్త్వజిజ్ఞాసనార్థం తత్త్వం జిజ్ఞాస్యం యేన భూయో న దుఃఖమ్ ॥ ౧౦ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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