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 7.211.21

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काष्ठवन्मौनमास्थाय रटन्तोऽपि महाधियः ।
इह व्यवहरन्त्येते बुधा दारुनरा इव ॥ २१ ॥

kāṣṭhavanmaunamāsthāya raṭanto'pi mahādhiyaḥ |
iha vyavaharantyete budhā dārunarā iva || 21 ||

Hence it is the nature of the wise and sapient, to remain as quiet and mute as motionless blocks of wood or stone; and the character of great minds, to manage themselves as wooden puppets, moving wholly as they are moved by the prime mobile power of God alone.
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 (7.211.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kashthavat, Mauna, Asthaya, Ratat, Api, Mahadhi, Yah, Iha, Vya, Avaha, Ranti, Rantya, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Budha, Daru, Nara, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.211.21). 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: “kāṣṭhavanmaunamāsthāya raṭanto'pi mahādhiyaḥ ”
kāṣṭhavan -
kāṣṭhavat (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāṣṭhavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
maunam -
mauna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mauna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āsthāya -
āsthāya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
raṭanto' -
√raṭ -> raṭat (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √raṭ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √raṭ class 1 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
mahādhi -
mahādhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

mahādhī (noun, neuter)

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

mahādhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “iha vyavaharantyete budhā dārunarā iva ”
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vya -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

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

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

avaha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rantye -
ranti (noun, masculine)

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

ranti (noun, feminine)

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

rantya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

rantya (noun, neuter)

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

rantyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ete -
eta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

eta (noun, neuter)

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

etā (noun, feminine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

eti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]
budhā* -
budha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

budhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dāru -
dāru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

dāru (noun, neuter)

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

dāru (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
narā* -
nara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

narā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]