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 7.36.30

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इच्छोपशमनं कर्तुं यदि कृत्स्नं न शक्यते ।
स्वल्पमप्यनुगन्तव्यं मार्गस्थो नावसीदति ॥ ३० ॥

icchopaśamanaṃ kartuṃ yadi kṛtsnaṃ na śakyate |
svalpamapyanugantavyaṃ mārgastho nāvasīdati || 30 ||

Should you be unable to put a check to your desire altogether, you must still try to do it by degrees, as a passenger never fails to get his goal even by slow paces in time.
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 (7.36.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iccha, Icchu, Upashamana, Kartu, Yadi, Yad, Kritsna, Shakyata, Svalpa, Vya, Margastha, Nava, Sidat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.36.30). 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: “icchopaśamanaṃ kartuṃ yadi kṛtsnaṃ na śakyate ”
iccho -
icchā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

icchu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

icchu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√iṣ (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
upaśamanam -
upaśamana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

upaśamana (noun, neuter)

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

upaśamanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kartum -
√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √kṛ]

kartu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kartu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
yadi -
yadi (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

yadi (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
kṛtsnam -
kṛtsna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṛtsna (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtsnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śakyate -
śakyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√śak (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “svalpamapyanugantavyaṃ mārgastho nāvasīdati ”
svalpam -
svalpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svalpa (noun, neuter)

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

svalpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
apyanu -
apyanu (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ganta -
√gam (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]

√gam (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural], [injunctive active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]

√gam (verb class 3)

[injunctive active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]
vyam -
vya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
mārgastho* -
mārgastha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāva -
nāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sīdati -
√sad -> sīdat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sad class 1 verb]

√sad -> sīdat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sad class 1 verb]

√sad (verb class 1)

[present active third single]