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 5.6.3

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केचित्त्वकर्मणि रता विरता अपि कर्मणः ।
नरकान्नरकं यान्ति दुःखाद्दुःखं भयाद्भयम् ॥ ३ ॥

kecittvakarmaṇi ratā viratā api karmaṇaḥ |
narakānnarakaṃ yānti duḥkhādduḥkhaṃ bhayādbhayam || 3 ||

Some persons who are inclined to unduteous (or illegal) acts, by neglecting the performance of their destined (or legal) duties, are doomed to descend to deeper hells, and to fall into greater fears and torments from their former states.
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 (5.6.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Kim, Cit, Tvac, Arman, Rata, Virata, Api, Karman, Naraka, Araka, Yantin, Yanti, Duhkha, Duhkham, Bhayat, Bhaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.6.3). 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: “kecittvakarmaṇi ratā viratā api karmaṇaḥ ”
ke -
ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

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

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
cit -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tvak -
tvac (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
armaṇi -
arman (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
ratā* -
rata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ratā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb]

√ram -> ratā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb]
viratā* -
virata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

viratā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
karmaṇaḥ -
karman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “narakānnarakaṃ yānti duḥkhādduḥkhaṃ bhayādbhayam ”
narakānn -
naraka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
arakam -
araka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
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]
duḥkhād -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
duḥkham -
duḥkham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhayād -
bhayāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bhaya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
bhayam -
bhaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhaya (noun, neuter)

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

bhayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]