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 7.36.38

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निरिच्छतैव निर्वाणं सेच्छतैव हि बन्धनम् ।
यथाशक्ति जयेदिच्छां किमेतावति दुष्करम् ॥ ३८ ॥

niricchataiva nirvāṇaṃ secchataiva hi bandhanam |
yathāśakti jayedicchāṃ kimetāvati duṣkaram || 38 ||

Extinction of wish is the extirpation of anguish, and this is the sense of the nirvana bliss; therefore try to curtail your desires, and thereby to cut off your bondage, which will not be difficult for you to do, if you will but try to do so.
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 (7.36.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Niriccha, Tan, Nirvana, Icchata, Icchat, Bandhana, Yatha, Iccha, Kimi, Tavati, Tavat, Dushkara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.36.38). 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: “niricchataiva nirvāṇaṃ secchataiva hi bandhanam ”
niriccha -
niriccha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

niriccha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tai -
ta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

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

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)

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

nirvāṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
se -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, neuter)

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

si (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present middle second single]
icchatai -
icchatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ (verb class 6)

[imperative active second plural]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
bandhanam -
bandhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bandhana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “yathāśakti jayedicchāṃ kimetāvati duṣkaram ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aśakti -
aśakti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
jayed -
√ji (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
icchām -
icchā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kime -
kimi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

kimi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
tāvati -
tāvati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tāvatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

tāvat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
duṣkaram -
duṣkara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duṣkara (noun, neuter)

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

duṣkarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]