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 7.31.27

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अथवा शान्ततैवास्य निर्वाणस्यावशिष्यते ।
निर्वासनः किल मुनिः कथं व्यवहरत्वसौ ॥ २७ ॥

athavā śāntataivāsya nirvāṇasyāvaśiṣyate |
nirvāsanaḥ kila muniḥ kathaṃ vyavaharatvasau || 27 ||

Or the saint whose soul is extinct in his god, has only his meekness remaining in him; and being devoid of all desire, he is unfit for all worldly concerns.
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 (7.31.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Athava, Shantata, Idam, Nirvana, Ava, Shishyata, Nirvasana, Kila, Muni, Katham, Katha, Asi, Asu, Adah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.31.27). 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: “athavā śāntataivāsya nirvāṇasyāvaśiṣyate ”
athavā -
athavā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śāntatai -
śāntata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śāntata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śāntatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aivā -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
nirvāṇasyā -
nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
ava -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

ava (Preverb)

[Preverb]
śiṣyate -
śiṣyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√śās (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√śiṣ (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√śiṣ (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “nirvāsanaḥ kila muniḥ kathaṃ vyavaharatvasau ”
nirvāsanaḥ -
nirvāsana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kila -
kila (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kil (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
muniḥ -
muni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vyava -
vyava (Preverb)

[Preverb]
haratva -
√hṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active third single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]