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 4.39.21

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अर्धव्युत्पन्नबुद्धेस्तु नैतद्व्यक्तं हि शोभते ।
दृश्यानया भोगदृशा भावयन्नेव नश्यति ॥ २१ ॥

ardhavyutpannabuddhestu naitadvyaktaṃ hi śobhate |
dṛśyānayā bhogadṛśā bhāvayanneva naśyati || 21 ||

But the half-educated are not fit to receive spiritual instruction, because their view of the visibles, which dwells on obvious objects, proves the cause of their ruin.
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 (4.39.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ardha, Vyutpanna, Buddhi, Nri, Etad, Vyaktam, Vyakta, Shobhat, Drishya, Aya, Bhoga, Drisha, Bhavayat, Eva, Nashyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.39.21). 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: “ardhavyutpannabuddhestu naitadvyaktaṃ hi śobhate ”
ardha -
ardha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ardha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vyutpanna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
buddhes -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
nai -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
etad -
etad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

etad (noun, masculine)

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

etad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vyaktam -
vyaktam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vyakta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vyakta (noun, neuter)

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

vyaktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
śobhate -
√śubh -> śobhat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]

√śubh -> śobhat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]

√śubh (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
Line 2: “dṛśyānayā bhogadṛśā bhāvayanneva naśyati ”
dṛśyān -
dṛśya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
ayā* -
aya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√yā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single]
bhoga -
bhoga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhoga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dṛśā* -
dṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dṛśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhāvayann -
√bhū -> bhāvayat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √bhū], [vocative single from √bhū]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
naśyati -
naśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

naśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√naś -> naśyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś (verb class 4)

[present active third single]