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 2.5.23

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पौरुषं च नवानन्तं न यत्नमभिवाच्छ्यते ।
न यत्नेनापि महता प्राप्यते रत्नमश्मतः ॥ २३ ॥

pauruṣaṃ ca navānantaṃ na yatnamabhivācchyate |
na yatnenāpi mahatā prāpyate ratnamaśmataḥ || 23 ||

Thinking there is no end of exertions one declines to take the pains (after anything), and says that, no pains can bring out a gem from a stone.
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 (2.5.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Paurusha, Navan, Tap, Yatna, Abhi, Vat, Shyat, Api, Mahat, Mahata, Prapin, Prapya, Ratna, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.5.23). 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: “pauruṣaṃ ca navānantaṃ na yatnamabhivācchyate ”
pauruṣam -
pauruṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pauruṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
navānan -
navan (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

tap (noun, masculine)

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

tap (noun, neuter)

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

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yatnam -
yatna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
abhi -
abhi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

abhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhi (noun, neuter)

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

abhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

abhī (noun, neuter)

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

abhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vācch -
va (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vā class 1 verb]
śyate -
√śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √śā class 4 verb]

√śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √śā class 4 verb]
Line 2: “na yatnenāpi mahatā prāpyate ratnamaśmataḥ ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yatnenā -
yatna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
mahatā -
mahat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

mahatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
prāpya -
prāpin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

prāpin (noun, neuter)

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

prāpya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prāpya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prāpi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ate -
ratnam -
ratna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ratna (noun, neuter)

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

ratnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
aśma -
aśman (noun, masculine)

[compound]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]