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 3.114.74

अनयोपहते चित्ते राज्य एव हि संस्थिताः ।
तास्तादृश्यो जना यान्ति या न योग्याः श्वपाकिनः ॥ ७४ ॥

anayopahate citte rājya eva hi saṃsthitāḥ |
tāstādṛśyo janā yānti yā na yogyāḥ śvapākinaḥ || 74 ||

Ignorance taking possession of the mind, converts the enthroned princes to peasants; and reduces them to a condition worse than that of beastly huntsmen.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.114.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anaya, Iyam, Idam, Upahata, Upahati, Citta, Citti, Rajya, Raji, Eva, Samsthita, Tas, Tadrishi, Jana, Yantin, Yanti, Yogya, Yogi, Shvapaki, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.114.74). 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: “anayopahate citte rājya eva hi saṃsthitāḥ
  • anayo -
  • anaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iyam (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • upahate -
  • upahata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    upahata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    upahatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    upahati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • citte -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cittā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    citti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • rājya* -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rājī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • saṃsthitāḥ -
  • saṃsthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃsthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “tāstādṛśyo janā yānti na yogyāḥ śvapākinaḥ
  • tās -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tādṛśyo* -
  • tādṛśī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • janā* -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yānti -
  • yāntin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāntin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yāntī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    yāntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    yāntī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yogyāḥ -
  • yogya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yogyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yuj -> yogya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yogyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yogī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śvapāki -
  • śvapākī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.114.74

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 3.114.74 in Gujarati sript:
અનયોપહતે ચિત્તે રાજ્ય એવ હિ સંસ્થિતાઃ ।
તાસ્તાદૃશ્યો જના યાન્તિ યા ન યોગ્યાઃ શ્વપાકિનઃ ॥ ૭૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 3.114.74 in Telugu sript:
అనయోపహతే చిత్తే రాజ్య ఏవ హి సంస్థితాః ।
తాస్తాదృశ్యో జనా యాన్తి యా న యోగ్యాః శ్వపాకినః ॥ ౭౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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