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 7.162.23

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अहो बत नराः क्रूरा गतिः कैषां भविष्यति ।
कुर्वन्ति कर्दमोन्मग्ने नात्मन्यपि निजोदयम् ॥ २३ ॥

aho bata narāḥ krūrā gatiḥ kaiṣāṃ bhaviṣyati |
kurvanti kardamonmagne nātmanyapi nijodayam || 23 ||

Woe to the ignorant! that will not seek their salvation in life; that are sinking in the pits of mud and mire; and never striving to lift themselves above them.
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 (7.162.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahan, Bata, Nara, Krura, Gati, Idam, Bhavishyat, Kurvat, Kardama, Unmagna, Manya, Mani, Api, Nija, Udaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.162.23). 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: “aho bata narāḥ krūrā gatiḥ kaiṣāṃ bhaviṣyati ”
aho* -
ahan (noun, neuter)

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

ahar (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
bata -
bata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
narāḥ -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

narā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
krūrā* -
krūra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

krūrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
gatiḥ -
gati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

gati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kai -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
eṣām -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
bhaviṣyati -
bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[future active third single]
Line 2: “kurvanti kardamonmagne nātmanyapi nijodayam ”
kurvanti -
kurvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present active third plural]
kardamo -
kardama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kardama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
unmagne -
unmagna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

unmagna (noun, neuter)

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

unmagnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
nāt -
na (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
manya -
manya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

manya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√man -> manya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √man]

√man -> manya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √man]

manī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

manī (noun, feminine)

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

manī (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nijo -
nija (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nija (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nijā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
udayam -
udaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]