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 1.9.12

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युष्मदादिप्रणीतेन व्यवहारेण जन्तवः ।
मर्यादां न विमुञ्चन्ति तां न हातुं त्वमर्हसि ॥ १२ ॥

yuṣmadādipraṇītena vyavahāreṇa jantavaḥ |
maryādāṃ na vimuñcanti tāṃ na hātuṃ tvamarhasi || 12 ||

It is in pursuance of the conduct of great men like thee, that low people even do not dare to transgress the bounds of their duty, how then dost thou wish to violate it thyself?
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 (1.9.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yushmad, Adi, Adin, Pranita, Vyavahara, Jantu, Maryada, Muncat, Muncanti, Hatu, Tva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.9.12). 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: “yuṣmadādipraṇītena vyavahāreṇa jantavaḥ ”
yuṣmad -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[ablative plural]
ādi -
ādi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ādi (noun, neuter)

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

ādi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ādin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ādin (noun, neuter)

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

[instrumental single]

praṇīta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vyavahāreṇa -
vyavahāra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
jantavaḥ -
jantu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “maryādāṃ na vimuñcanti tāṃ na hātuṃ tvamarhasi ”
maryādām -
maryādā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

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

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
muñcanti -
√muc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 6 verb]

√muc -> muñcantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]

√muñc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √muñc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muñc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muñc class 1 verb]

√muñc -> muñcantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √muñc class 1 verb]

√muc (verb class 6)

[present active third plural]

√muñc (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hātum -
√hā -> hātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √hā]

√hā -> hātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √hā]

hātu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
arhasi -
√arh (verb class 1)

[present active second single]