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 4.21.23

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धर्मार्थकाममोक्षार्थं प्रयतन्ते सदैव हि ।
मनांसि दृढभिन्नानि प्रतिपत्त्या स्वयैव च ॥ २३ ॥

dharmārthakāmamokṣārthaṃ prayatante sadaiva hi |
manāṃsi dṛḍhabhinnāni pratipattyā svayaiva ca || 23 ||

Minds of different castes follow different pursuits, according to their particular proclivities; and employ themselves in the acquisition of wealth and virtues, desired objects and liberation according to their best choice.
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 (4.21.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dharmarthakamamoksha, Artha, Prayat, Anta, Anti, Sadaiva, Manas, Dridha, Bhinna, Pratipatti, Sva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.21.23). 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: “dharmārthakāmamokṣārthaṃ prayatante sadaiva hi ”
dharmārthakāmamokṣā -
dharmārthakāmamokṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
prayat -
√pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
ante -
anta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anta (noun, neuter)

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

antā (noun, feminine)

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

anti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√ant (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
sadaiva -
sadaiva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sadaiva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
Line 2: “manāṃsi dṛḍhabhinnāni pratipattyā svayaiva ca ”
manāṃsi -
manas (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dṛḍha -
dṛḍha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dṛḍha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhinnāni -
bhinna (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
pratipattyā -
pratipatti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
svayai -
svā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]