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 5.4.7

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दुरीहितं दुर्विहितं सर्व सज्जनसूक्तयः ।
प्रमार्जयन्ति शीतांशोस्तमःकाण्डमिवाङ्घ्रयः ॥ ७ ॥

durīhitaṃ durvihitaṃ sarva sajjanasūktayaḥ |
pramārjayanti śītāṃśostamaḥkāṇḍamivāṅghrayaḥ || 7 ||

The sayings of the wise serve to purge away our improper desires and doings, as the moon-beams dispel the thick gloom of night.
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 (5.4.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dur, Ihita, Duru, Sarva, Sajjana, Sukti, Prama, Arjayat, Arjayanti, Shitamshu, Tama, Tamas, Kanda, Iva, Anghri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.4.7). 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: “durīhitaṃ durvihitaṃ sarva sajjanasūktayaḥ ”
durī -
dur (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

dur (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
īhitam -
īhita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

īhita (noun, neuter)

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

īhitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√īh -> īhita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √īh class 1 verb]

√īh -> īhita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √īh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √īh class 1 verb]
durvi -
duru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
sarva -
sarva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarva (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sajjana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sūktayaḥ -
sūkti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “pramārjayanti śītāṃśostamaḥkāṇḍamivāṅghrayaḥ ”
pramā -
pramā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arjayanti -
√ṛj -> arjayantī (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √ṛj]

√ṛj -> arjayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √ṛj], [vocative plural from √ṛj], [accusative plural from √ṛj]

√ṛj -> arjayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √ṛj]

√ṛj (verb class 0)

[present active third plural]
śītāṃśos -
śītāṃśu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

śītāṃśu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tamaḥ -
tamas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

tama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kāṇḍam -
kāṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aṅghrayaḥ -
aṅghri (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]