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 2.17.2

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अवदातोऽवदातस्य विचारस्य महाशयः ।
जडसङ्गोज्झितो योग्यः शरदिन्दोर्यथा नभः ॥ २ ॥

avadāto'vadātasya vicārasya mahāśayaḥ |
jaḍasaṅgojjhito yogyaḥ śaradindoryathā nabhaḥ || 2 ||

The clear and high-minded man, who has renounced the company of stupid folks, is capable of fair reasoning, as the clear sky has the capacity of receiving the moon-light.
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 (2.17.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avadata, Vicara, Mahashaya, Jada, Sanga, Ujjhitri, Ujjhita, Yogya, Yogi, Sharadindu, Yatha, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.17.2). 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: “avadāto'vadātasya vicārasya mahāśayaḥ ”
avadāto' -
avadāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
avadātasya -
avadāta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

avadāta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
vicārasya -
vicāra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
mahāśayaḥ -
mahāśaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “jaḍasaṅgojjhito yogyaḥ śaradindoryathā nabhaḥ ”
jaḍa -
jaḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jaḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅgo -
saṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ujjhito* -
ujjhitṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ujjhita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√ujjh -> ujjhita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]
yogyaḥ -
yogya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√yuj -> yogya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]

yogī (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

yogī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
śaradindor -
śaradindu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

śaradindu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nabhaḥ -
nabhas (noun, masculine)

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

nabhas (noun, neuter)

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

nabh (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

nabha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]