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 7.47.31

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परस्वादानविरतिः पूर्वमेव प्रवर्तते ।
विवेकिनो निजार्थेषु संतोषश्चोपजायते ॥ ३१ ॥

parasvādānaviratiḥ pūrvameva pravartate |
vivekino nijārtheṣu saṃtoṣaścopajāyate || 31 ||

The reasonable man becomes from before, averse to receive anything from another, and lives content with what is his own.
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 (7.47.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Parasva, Anavi, Rati, Purvam, Purva, Eva, Pravarta, Tad, Yushmad, Vivekin, Viveki, Nija, Artha, Santosha, Jayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.47.31). 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: “parasvādānaviratiḥ pūrvameva pravartate ”
parasvād -
parasva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

parasva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ānavi -
ānavī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
ratiḥ -
rati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pūrvam -
pūrvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pravarta -
pravarta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
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]
Line 2: “vivekino nijārtheṣu saṃtoṣaścopajāyate ”
vivekino* -
vivekin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

vivekin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vivekī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
nijā -
nija (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nija (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nijā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
artheṣu -
artha (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

artha (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
santoṣaś -
santoṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
copa -
√cup (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
jāyate -
√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third single]