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 5.17.3

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या स्थितिस्तृष्णया जन्तोर्बाह्यार्थे बद्धभावया ।
तं बन्धमाहुराचार्याः संसारनिगडं दृढम् ॥ ३ ॥

yā sthitistṛṣṇayā jantorbāhyārthe baddhabhāvayā |
taṃ bandhamāhurācāryāḥ saṃsāranigaḍaṃ dṛḍham || 3 ||

The dependance of beings on their desires, and their strong attachment to external objects, are called to be their bondage and fetters in this world, by the doctors in divinity.
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 (5.17.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sthiti, Trishna, Jantu, Bahyartha, Baddhabhava, Bandha, Acari, Acarya, Samsara, Nigada, Dridha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.17.3). 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: “yā sthitistṛṣṇayā jantorbāhyārthe baddhabhāvayā ”
yā -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sthitis -
sthiti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tṛṣṇayā -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
jantor -
jantu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
bāhyārthe -
bāhyārtha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
baddhabhāvayā -
baddhabhāvā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “taṃ bandhamāhurācāryāḥ saṃsāranigaḍaṃ dṛḍham ”
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]
bandham -
bandha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

√bandh -> bandham (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bandh]

√bandh -> bandham (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bandh]

√bandh -> bandham (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bandh]
āhur -
√ah (verb class 5)

[perfect active third plural]
ācāryāḥ -
ācārī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

ācārya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ācāryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
saṃsāra -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nigaḍam -
nigaḍa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nigaḍa (noun, neuter)

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

nigaḍā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dṛḍham -
dṛḍha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛḍha (noun, neuter)

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

dṛḍhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]