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 3.66.22

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अपि प्राणांस्तृणमिव जयन्तीह महाशयाः ।
यत्राभिलाषस्तन्मात्रत्यागे कृपणता कथम् ॥ २२ ॥

api prāṇāṃstṛṇamiva jayantīha mahāśayāḥ |
yatrābhilāṣastanmātratyāge kṛpaṇatā katham || 22 ||

When highminded men are seen to give up their lives as straws (in an honorable cause), there is no reason why they should be reluctant to abandon their desires for the sake of their chief good of liberation.
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 (3.66.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Api, Prana, Trina, Iva, Jayanti, Jayat, Iha, Mahashaya, Yatra, Abhilasha, Tanmatra, Tyaga, Kripana, Tan, Katham, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.66.22). 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: “api prāṇāṃstṛṇamiva jayantīha mahāśayāḥ ”
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
prāṇāṃs -
prāṇa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tṛṇam -
tṛṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tṛṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
jayantī -
jayantī (noun, feminine)

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

jayat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]

√ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ji class 1 verb]

√ji -> jayantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb]

√ji (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mahāśayāḥ -
mahāśaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mahāśayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “yatrābhilāṣastanmātratyāge kṛpaṇatā katham ”
yatrā -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhilāṣas -
abhilāṣa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

tanmātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tyāge -
tyāga (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
kṛpaṇa -
kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

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