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 2.2.4

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भोगभावनया याति बन्धो दार्ढ्यमवस्तुजः ।
तयोपशान्तया याति बन्धो जगति तानवम् ॥ ४ ॥

bhogabhāvanayā yāti bandho dārḍhyamavastujaḥ |
tayopaśāntayā yāti bandho jagati tānavam || 4 ||

It is the desire of fruition that chains down a man fastly to the earth; but the knowledge of the frailties here serves to dispel his darkness.
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 (2.2.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhogabhava, Naya, Yat, Yati, Taya, Upashanta, Bandha, Jagat, Jagati, Tanava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.2.4). 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: “bhogabhāvanayā yāti bandho dārḍhyamavastujaḥ ”
bhogabhāva -
bhogabhāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhogabhāva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nayā* -
naya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
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]
bandho* -
Cannot analyse dārḍhyamavastujaḥ
Line 2: “tayopaśāntayā yāti bandho jagati tānavam ”
tayo -
taya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√tay (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
upaśāntayā -
upaśāntā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
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]
bandho* -
bandha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jagati -
jagatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

jagat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
tānavam -
tānava (noun, neuter)

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