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 3.77.20

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इहामुत्र च नाशाय मूढो दुःखाय जीवति ।
यत्नाद्विनाशनीयोऽसौ नानर्थः परिपाल्यते ॥ २० ॥

ihāmutra ca nāśāya mūḍho duḥkhāya jīvati |
yatnādvināśanīyo'sau nānarthaḥ paripālyate || 20 ||

The lives of the unlearned (said she), are verily for their perdition in this world and the next; it is therefore meet to put an end to these, rather than leave them to live to their peril in both worlds.
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 (3.77.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ihamutra, Nasha, Mudha, Duhkha, Jivat, Yatna, Vinashani, Asi, Asu, Adah, Artha, Paripalya, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.77.20). 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: “ihāmutra ca nāśāya mūḍho duḥkhāya jīvati ”
ihāmutra -
ihāmutra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nāśāya -
nāśa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
mūḍho* -
mūḍha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
duḥkhāya -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
jīvati -
jīvat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jīvat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “yatnādvināśanīyo'sau nānarthaḥ paripālyate ”
yatnād -
yatna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
vināśanī -
vināśanī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
iyo' -
ī (noun, feminine)

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

ī (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
nān -
na (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
arthaḥ -
artha (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

paripālya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative 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]