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 7.30.17

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सत्तैव जडवाहेन दुःखभाराय केवलम् ।
नृणां पाशावबद्धानां पोतकानामिवार्णवे ॥ १७ ॥

sattaiva jaḍavāhena duḥkhabhārāya kevalam |
nṛṇāṃ pāśāvabaddhānāṃ potakānāmivārṇave || 17 ||

Living the animal life (for the gratification of carnal appetites), leads only to the bearing of woes and misery; and men thus bound by the chain of their animal desires, are as big boats, burdened with loads of their ballast and cargo.
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 (7.30.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Satta, Sattri, Jada, Vaha, Duhkha, Bhara, Kevalam, Kevala, Nri, Pasha, Abaddha, Potaka, Iva, Arnava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.30.17). 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: “sattaiva jaḍavāhena duḥkhabhārāya kevalam ”
sattai -
satta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

satta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sattā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

sattṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sad (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√sad (verb class 6)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
jaḍa -
jaḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jaḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vāhena -
vāha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vāha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
duḥkha -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhārāya -
bhāra (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
kevalam -
kevalam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kevala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kevala (noun, neuter)

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

kevalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “nṛṇāṃ pāśāvabaddhānāṃ potakānāmivārṇave ”
nṛṇām -
nṛ (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
pāśāva -
pāśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
abaddhānām -
abaddha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

abaddha (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

abaddhā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
potakānām -
potaka (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
arṇave -
arṇava (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

arṇava (noun, neuter)

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

arṇavā (noun, feminine)

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