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 7.36.24

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इच्छोदयो यथा दुःखमिच्छाशान्तिर्यथा सुखम् ।
तथा न नरके नापि ब्रह्मलोकेऽनुभूयते ॥ २४ ॥

icchodayo yathā duḥkhamicchāśāntiryathā sukham |
tathā na narake nāpi brahmaloke'nubhūyate || 24 ||

The increasing desire is as painful, as one's habitation in hell fire; while the subsidence of desires in the mind, is as delightsome as his residence in heaven.
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 (7.36.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iccha, Icchu, Udaya, Yatha, Duhkham, Duhkha, Ashanti, Sukham, Sukha, Tatha, Naraka, Nri, Api, Brahmaloka, Anubhuya, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.36.24). 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: “icchodayo yathā duḥkhamicchāśāntiryathā sukham ”
iccho -
icchā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

icchu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

icchu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√iṣ (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
udayo* -
udaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
duḥkham -
duḥkham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
icchā -
icchā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√iṣ (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
aśāntir -
aśānti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sukham -
sukham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sukha (noun, neuter)

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

sukhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “tathā na narake nāpi brahmaloke'nubhūyate ”
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
narake -
naraka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

naraka (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
brahmaloke' -
brahmaloka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
anubhūya -
anubhūya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]