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 1.26.24

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अद्यते सत्तयापि द्यौर्भुऽवन चापि ऊयते ।
धरापि याति वैधुर्यं केवास्था मादृशे जने ॥ २४ ॥

adyate sattayāpi dyaurbhu'vana cāpi ūyate |
dharāpi yāti vaidhuryaṃ kevāsthā mādṛśe jane || 24 ||

What reliance can there be on man, when the heavens are swallowed in infinity, when this world is absorbed in nothingness, and the very earth loses her stability?
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 (1.26.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Satta, Api, Capin, Capi, Uyat, Dhara, Yat, Yati, Vaidhurya, Madrish, Madrisha, Jana, Jani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.26.24). 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: “adyate sattayāpi dyaurbhu'vana cāpi ūyate ”
adyate -
√ad (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]
sattayā -
sattā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Cannot analyse dyaurbhu'vana*cā
cāpi -
cāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpin (noun, neuter)

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

cāpī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpī (noun, feminine)

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

cāpī (noun, neuter)

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

cāpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

cāpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ūyate -
√ūy -> ūyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √ūy class 1 verb]

√ūy -> ūyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √ūy class 1 verb]

√u (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√u (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√u (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]

√ūy (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “dharāpi yāti vaidhuryaṃ kevāsthā mādṛśe jane ”
dharā -
dhara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dharā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√dhṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
yāti -
yāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, neuter)

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

yāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
vaidhuryam -
vaidhurya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kevā -
√kev (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
asthā* -
√sthā (verb class 1)

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

[dative single]

mādṛś (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

mādṛśa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mādṛśa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
jane -
jana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jana (noun, neuter)

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

janā (noun, feminine)

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

jani (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]

√jan (verb class 2)

[present middle first single]