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 2.13.18

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वरं घोरान्धकूपेषु कोटरेष्वेव भूरुहाम् ।
अन्धकीटत्वमेकान्ते न मौर्ख्यमतिदुःखदम् ॥ १८ ॥

varaṃ ghorāndhakūpeṣu koṭareṣveva bhūruhām |
andhakīṭatvamekānte na maurkhyamatiduḥkhadam || 18 ||

Rather dwell in dark dismal cells or dry dreary wells, and in the hollow of trees, or remain as solitary blind worms (under the ground), than labour under the miseries of ignorance.
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 (2.13.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varam, Vara, Ghora, Dah, Upa, Kotara, Eva, Bhuruh, Andhaki, Ita, Tva, Yushmad, Ekanta, Maurkhya, Atiduhkha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.13.18). 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: “varaṃ ghorāndhakūpeṣu koṭareṣveva bhūruhām ”
varam -
varam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

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

varā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ghorān -
ghora (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
dhak -
dah (noun, masculine)

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

dah (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ūpe -
ūpā (noun, feminine)

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

√vap (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√vap (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
iṣu -
iṣu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

i (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
koṭareṣve -
koṭara (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

koṭara (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhūruhām -
bhūruh (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “andhakīṭatvamekānte na maurkhyamatiduḥkhadam ”
andhakī -
andhakī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
iṭa -
iṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
ekānte -
ekānta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ekānta (noun, neuter)

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

ekāntā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
maurkhyam -
maurkhya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
atiduḥkha -
atiduḥkha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atiduḥkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dam -
da (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

da (noun, neuter)

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

dā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dā (noun, masculine)

[adverb]