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 2.18.25

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न पतत्यवटे ज्ञस्तु विषयासङ्गरूपिणि ।
कः किल ज्ञातसरणिः श्वभ्रं समनुधावति ॥ २५ ॥

na patatyavaṭe jñastu viṣayāsaṅgarūpiṇi |
kaḥ kila jñātasaraṇiḥ śvabhraṃ samanudhāvati || 25 ||

The knowing man does not fall into the pit-falls lying all about the affairs of this world: for who that knows the way will run into the ditch?
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 (2.18.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Patat, Avata, Avati, Jna, Vishayasanga, Rupin, Rupini, Kah, Kila, Jnata, Sarani, Shvabhra, Samat, Udhan, Udha, Avat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.18.25). 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: “na patatyavaṭe jñastu viṣayāsaṅgarūpiṇi ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
patatya -
patat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

patat (noun, neuter)

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

√pat -> patat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat -> patat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pat class 1 verb], [locative single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
avaṭe -
avaṭa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

avaṭi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√vaṭ (verb class 1)

[imperfect middle first single]
jñas -
jña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
viṣayāsaṅga -
viṣayāsaṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viṣayāsaṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rūpiṇi -
rūpiṇī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

rūpiṇī (noun, feminine)

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

rūpiṇī (noun, neuter)

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

rūpin (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

rūpin (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
Line 2: “kaḥ kila jñātasaraṇiḥ śvabhraṃ samanudhāvati ”
kaḥ -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kila -
kila (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kil (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
jñāta -
jñāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jñāta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√jñā -> jñāta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā -> jñāta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
saraṇiḥ -
saraṇi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śvabhram -
śvabhra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śvabhra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
saman -
√sam -> samat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sam class 1 verb]
udhā -
udhan (noun, neuter)

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

udhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
avati -
avat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

avat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√u -> avat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √u class 1 verb]

√u -> avat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √u class 1 verb]

√av (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

√u (verb class 1)

[present active third single]