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 7.75.53

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चन्दनं दग्धमप्यासीदानन्दायैव जीवताम् ।
न कदाचन संयाति वस्तूत्तममवस्तुताम् ॥ ५३ ॥

candanaṃ dagdhamapyāsīdānandāyaiva jīvatām |
na kadācana saṃyāti vastūttamamavastutām || 53 ||

Burn the sandal wood, yet it will diffuse its fragrance to all living beings; because the intrinsic nature of a thing, is never lost or changed into another state.
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 (7.75.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Candana, Dagdha, Apya, Sida, Anda, Jivat, Jivata, Kada, Cana, Vastu, Uttamam, Uttama, Avastuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.75.53). 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: “candanaṃ dagdhamapyāsīdānandāyaiva jīvatām ”
candanam -
candana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

candana (noun, neuter)

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

candanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dagdham -
dagdha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dagdha (noun, neuter)

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

dagdhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
apyā -
apyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sīdān -
sīda (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
andāyai -
anda (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

anda (noun, neuter)

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

[imperfect active first dual]
jīvatām -
jīvat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

jīvat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

jīvatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual]
Line 2: “na kadācana saṃyāti vastūttamamavastutām ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kadā -
kadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

kadā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
cana -
cana (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√can (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [adverb]
vastū -
vastu (noun, feminine)

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

vastu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
uttamam -
uttamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uttama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttama (noun, neuter)

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

uttamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
avastutām -
avastutā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]