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 5.14.37

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यः प्रवृत्तः कुबुद्धीनां दयावान्दुःखमार्जने ।
स्वगतच्छत्रनिर्मृष्टसूर्यांशु खिद्यते नभः ॥ ३७ ॥

yaḥ pravṛttaḥ kubuddhīnāṃ dayāvānduḥkhamārjane |
svagatacchatranirmṛṣṭasūryāṃśu khidyate nabhaḥ || 37 ||

The kind-hearted man, who wishes to remove the sorrows of the ignorant by his advice, attempts an impossibility, as that of shrouding the all-pervasive sunshine, by means of his umbrella.
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 (5.14.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Pravritta, Kubuddhi, Dayavat, Duhkham, Duhkha, Arjana, Svagata, Ccha, Tra, Nirmrishta, Khidyat, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.14.37). 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: “yaḥ pravṛttaḥ kubuddhīnāṃ dayāvānduḥkhamārjane ”
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pravṛttaḥ -
pravṛtta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kubuddhīnām -
kubuddhi (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

kubuddhi (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

kubuddhi (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
dayāvān -
dayāvat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
duḥkham -
duḥkham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ā -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
arjane -
arjana (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Line 2: “svagatacchatranirmṛṣṭasūryāṃśu khidyate nabhaḥ ”
svagata -
svagata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

svagata (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ccha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

tra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

nirmṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]
khidyate -
√khid -> khidyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √khid class 4 verb]

√khid -> khidyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √khid class 4 verb]

khidyat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

khidyat (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

khidyat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

√khid (verb class 4)

[present passive third single]

√khid (verb class 6)

[present passive third single]

√khid (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
nabhaḥ -
nabhas (noun, masculine)

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

nabhas (noun, neuter)

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

nabh (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

nabha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]