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 3.8.17

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नश्यति संसृतिदुःखमिदं ते स्वात्मविचारणया कथयैव ।
नो धनदानतपःश्रुतवेदैस्तत्कथनोदितयत्नशतेन ॥ १७ ॥

naśyati saṃsṛtiduḥkhamidaṃ te svātmavicāraṇayā kathayaiva |
no dhanadānatapaḥśrutavedaistatkathanoditayatnaśatena || 17 ||

All worldly miseries are at an end with him, who considers well these spiritual lectures within himself, and which is hard to be effected by charities and austerities, or performance of the acts ordained in the srauta or ceremonial vedas, or by hundreds of practices in obedience to the ordinances appointed by them.
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 (3.8.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nashyat, Duhkham, Duhkha, Idam, Tad, Yushmad, Vicarana, Katha, Asmad, Dhanada, Atapa, Atapas, Shruta, Veda, Tat, Kathana, Udita, Yatna, Shata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.8.17). 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: “naśyati saṃsṛtiduḥkhamidaṃ te svātmavicāraṇayā kathayaiva ”
naśyati -
naśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

naśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√naś -> naśyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś (verb class 4)

[present active third single]
saṃsṛti -
saṃsṛti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
duḥkham -
duḥkham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
svātma -
svātman (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vicāraṇayā -
vicāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
kathayai -
kathā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√kath (verb class 10)

[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
Line 2: “no dhanadānatapaḥśrutavedaistatkathanoditayatnaśatena ”
no* -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
dhanadān -
dhanada (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
atapaḥ -
atapas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atapas (noun, neuter)

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

atapa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tap (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
śruta -
śruta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śruta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]

√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]
vedais -
veda (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kathano -
kathana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kathana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kathanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
udita -
udita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

udita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vad -> udita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> udita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
yatna -
yatna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śatena -
śata (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]