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 7.175.72

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कारणं मौर्ख्यमेवास्य तच्चास्मादेव शास्त्रतः ।
किंचित्संस्कृतबुद्धीनां वाचितादेव शाम्यति ॥ ७२ ॥

kāraṇaṃ maurkhyamevāsya taccāsmādeva śāstrataḥ |
kiṃcitsaṃskṛtabuddhīnāṃ vācitādeva śāmyati || 72 ||

The cause of restlessness is ignorance only, which is altogether dispelled by the study of this sastra; and those whose minds are a little enlightened, have their composure from attending to the recital and preaching.
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 (7.175.72). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karana, Maurkhya, Eva, Idam, Tat, Tad, Asma, Shastratah, Kincid, Kincit, Samskrita, Buddhi, Vacita, Shamyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.175.72). 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: “kāraṇaṃ maurkhyamevāsya taccāsmādeva śāstrataḥ ”
kāraṇam -
kāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
maurkhyam -
maurkhya (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
tac -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asmād -
asma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

asma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[ablative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[ablative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śāstrataḥ -
śāstrataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “kiṃcitsaṃskṛtabuddhīnāṃ vācitādeva śāmyati ”
kiñcit -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

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

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

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

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

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

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
saṃskṛta -
saṃskṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṃskṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
buddhīnām -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
vācitād -
√vac -> vācita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √vac]

√vac -> vācita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √vac]

√vac -> vācita (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √vac]

√vac -> vācita (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √vac]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śāmyati -
√śam -> śāmyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam (verb class 4)

[present active third single]