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 2.5.12

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दोषः शाम्यत्यसंदेहं प्राक्तनोऽद्यतनैर्गुणैः ।
दृष्टान्तोऽत्र ह्यस्तनस्य दोषस्याद्य गुणैः क्षयः ॥ १२ ॥

doṣaḥ śāmyatyasaṃdehaṃ prāktano'dyatanairguṇaiḥ |
dṛṣṭānto'tra hyastanasya doṣasyādya guṇaiḥ kṣayaḥ || 12 ||

The evils of bad fortune are undoubtedly removed by the meritorious acts of the present life, as the bad consequence of an act of yesterday is averted by its remedy of today.
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 (2.5.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dosha, Doshas, Dos, Shamyat, Asat, Deha, Praktana, Adyatana, Guna, Drishtanta, Atra, Hyastana, Adya, Kshaya, Kshi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.5.12). 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: “doṣaḥ śāmyatyasaṃdehaṃ prāktano'dyatanairguṇaiḥ ”
doṣaḥ -
doṣas (noun, neuter)

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

doṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dos (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
śāmyatya -
√śam -> śāmyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [locative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam (verb class 4)

[present active third single]
asan -
asat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
deham -
deha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
prāktano' -
prāktana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
adyatanair -
adyatana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

adyatana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
guṇaiḥ -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “dṛṣṭānto'tra hyastanasya doṣasyādya guṇaiḥ kṣayaḥ ”
dṛṣṭānto' -
dṛṣṭānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hyastanasya -
hyastana (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

hyastana (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
doṣasyā -
doṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
adya -
adya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

adya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
guṇaiḥ -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
kṣayaḥ -
kṣaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kṣi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]