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 7.39.32

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स्वभावमात्रायत्तेऽस्मिन्बन्धमोक्षक्रमे नृणाम् ।
कदर्थनेत्यहो मोहाद्गोष्पदेऽप्युदधिभ्रमः ॥ ३२ ॥

svabhāvamātrāyatte'sminbandhamokṣakrame nṛṇām |
kadarthanetyaho mohādgoṣpade'pyudadhibhramaḥ || 32 ||

The bondage and liberation of men, being dependent to their own dispositions; it is folly to foster a great ambition here, as it is foolishness to look for a sea in [a] cow's hoof-hole on the ground.
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 (7.39.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svabhava, Atra, Tta, Tti, Idam, Bandhamoksha, Krama, Nri, Kadarthana, Iti, Itya, Ahan, Mohat, Moha, Goshpada, Api, Udadhi, Bhrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.39.32). 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: “svabhāvamātrāyatte'sminbandhamokṣakrame nṛṇām ”
svabhāvam -
svabhāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ātrāya -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
tte' -
tta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tta (noun, neuter)

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

ttā (noun, feminine)

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

tti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
asmin -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]
bandhamokṣa -
bandhamokṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bandhamokṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
krame -
krama (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√kram (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
nṛṇām -
nṛ (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “kadarthanetyaho mohādgoṣpade'pyudadhibhramaḥ ”
kadarthane -
kadarthana (noun, neuter)

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

kadarthanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
itya -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> itya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
aho* -
ahan (noun, neuter)

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

ahar (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
mohād -
mohāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

moha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
goṣpade' -
goṣpada (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

goṣpada (noun, neuter)

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

goṣpadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
apyu -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
udadhi -
udadhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

udadhi (noun, neuter)

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

udadhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
bhramaḥ -
bhrama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]