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 7.31.23

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तस्मात्सर्वमनाश्रित्य व्योमवत्समुपास्यताम् ।
अपुनःस्मरणं श्रेय इह विस्मरणं परम् ॥ २३ ॥

tasmātsarvamanāśritya vyomavatsamupāsyatām |
apunaḥsmaraṇaṃ śreya iha vismaraṇaṃ param || 23 ||

Therefore avoid your reliance in all worldly objects, and rely only on one who is simply as mere vacuum; and mind that is good [for] you not to remember the world any more, and that your forgetfulness of it altogether is best for you.
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 (7.31.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tasmat, Tad, Sarvam, Sarva, Ana, Ashritya, Vyoman, Vyoma, Vatsa, Upasya, Smarana, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Iha, Vismarana, Param, Para,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.31.23). 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: “tasmātsarvamanāśritya vyomavatsamupāsyatām ”
tasmāt -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
anā -
anā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
āśritya -
āśritya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśritya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āśritya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vyoma -
vyoman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

vyoman (noun, neuter)

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

vyoma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vatsam -
vatsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vatsa (noun, neuter)

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

vatsā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
upāsya -
upāsya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

upāsya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “apunaḥsmaraṇaṃ śreya iha vismaraṇaṃ param ”
ap -
ap (noun, feminine)

[compound]

ap (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
unaḥ -
ū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
smaraṇam -
smaraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śreya* -
śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śreyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śreyas (noun, neuter)

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

√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vismaraṇam -
vismaraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
param -
param (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

para (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]