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 4.23.31

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विनष्टे देहनगरे ज्ञस्य नष्टं न किंचन ।
आक्रान्तकुम्भाकाशस्य खस्य कुम्भक्षये यथा ॥ ३१ ॥

vinaṣṭe dehanagare jñasya naṣṭaṃ na kiṃcana |
ākrāntakumbhākāśasya khasya kumbhakṣaye yathā || 31 ||

The wise man loses nothing by loss of the citadel of his body; as the vacuity in a vessel is never lost, by the breaking of the vessel.
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 (4.23.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vinashta, Vinashti, Deha, Nagara, Jna, Nashta, Kincana, Akranta, Kumbha, Akasha, Kha, Kshaya, Kshi, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.23.31). 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: “vinaṣṭe dehanagare jñasya naṣṭaṃ na kiṃcana ”
vinaṣṭe -
vinaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vinaṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

vinaṣṭā (noun, feminine)

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

vinaṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
deha -
deha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dah (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
nagare -
nagara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nagara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
jñasya -
jña (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

jña (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
naṣṭam -
naṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

naṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

naṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √naś class 1 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kiñcana -
kiñcana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kiñcana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “ākrāntakumbhākāśasya khasya kumbhakṣaye yathā ”
ākrānta -
ākrānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākrānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kumbhā -
kumbha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kumbha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kumbhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ākāśasya -
ākāśa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ākāśa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
khasya -
kha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
kumbha -
kumbha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kumbha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣaye -
kṣaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kṣaya (noun, neuter)

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

kṣayā (noun, feminine)

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

kṣi (noun, feminine)

[dative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]