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 5.12.20

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दुरुत्तरा या विपदो दुःखकल्लोलसंकुलाः ।
तीर्यते प्रज्ञया ताभ्यो नावापद्भ्यो महामते ॥ २० ॥

duruttarā yā vipado duḥkhakallolasaṃkulāḥ |
tīryate prajñayā tābhyo nāvāpadbhyo mahāmate || 20 ||

It is by means of his percipience, that one is enabled to cross over the sea of dangers; as a passenger goes across a river in a boat or raft.
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 (5.12.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Duruttara, Vipad, Duhkha, Kallola, Sankula, Prajna, Nava, Nau, Asmad, Apad, Mahamata, Mahamati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.12.20). 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: “duruttarā yā vipado duḥkhakallolasaṃkulāḥ ”
duruttarā* -
duruttara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

duruttarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yā* -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
vipado* -
vipad (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
duḥkha -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kallola (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅkulāḥ -
saṅkula (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

saṅkulā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “tīryate prajñayā tābhyo nāvāpadbhyo mahāmate ”
tīryate -
√tṝ (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√tṝ (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√tṝ (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]

√tṝ (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]
prajñayā -
prajñā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
tābhyo* -
tā (noun, feminine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
nāvā -
nāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, masculine)

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

nāvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ni (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

nu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nau (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
āpadbhyo* -
āpad (noun, feminine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
mahāmate -
mahāmata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mahāmata (noun, neuter)

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

mahāmatā (noun, feminine)

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

mahāmati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mahāmati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]