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 5.14.59

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अहमात्मेति जीवोऽस्मीत्येतावच्चित्तकं विदुः ।
अनेनेत्थमनाद्यन्तं दुःखं राघव तन्यते ॥ ५९ ॥

ahamātmeti jīvo'smītyetāvaccittakaṃ viduḥ |
anenetthamanādyantaṃ duḥkhaṃ rāghava tanyate || 59 ||

The thought that “I have a soul and a living soul also,” brings on us all the miseries to which we are exposed to all eternity.
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 (5.14.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aha, Asmad, Atman, Atma, Iti, Jiva, Itya, Etavat, Cittaka, Vidu, Vidus, Ana, Anena, Idam, Ittham, Ittha, Anadyanta, Duhkham, Duhkha, Raghava, Tanyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.14.59). 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: “ahamātmeti jīvo'smītyetāvaccittakaṃ viduḥ ”
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
ātme -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

ātmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
jīvo' -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asmī -
√as (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
itye -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

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

ityā (noun, feminine)

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

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
etāvac -
etāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

etāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

etāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
cittakam -
cittaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cittaka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
viduḥ -
vidus (noun, masculine)

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

vidus (noun, neuter)

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

vidu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vidu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vid (verb class 2)

[perfect active third plural]
Line 2: “anenetthamanādyantaṃ duḥkhaṃ rāghava tanyate ”
anene -
anena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

anena (noun, neuter)

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

ana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

anenā (noun, feminine)

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

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
ittham -
ittham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ittha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
anādyantam -
anādyanta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anādyanta (noun, neuter)

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

anādyantā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
duḥkham -
duḥkham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
rāghava -
rāghava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tanyate -
√tan -> tanyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √tan class 4 verb]

√tan -> tanyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √tan class 4 verb]

√tan (verb class 8)

[present passive third single]

√tan (verb class 4)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]

√tan (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√tan (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]