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 5.24.21

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नासाद्यते ह्यनभ्यस्ता कांक्षतापि शठात्मना ।
पुत्र शालिरिवाव्युप्ता तस्मादेनां समाहर ॥ २१ ॥

nāsādyate hyanabhyastā kāṃkṣatāpi śaṭhātmanā |
putra śālirivāvyuptā tasmādenāṃ samāhara || 21 ||

It is as hard to master anything even by the most cunning, without its proper cultivation for some time; as it is impossible to reap the harvest from an unsown and uncultivated field.
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 (5.24.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nasa, Nas, Anabhi, Tan, Kankshat, Kankshata, Api, Shatha, Mana, Putra, Shali, Iva, Avi, Upta, Tasmat, Tad, Ena, Samahara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.24.21). 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: “nāsādyate hyanabhyastā kāṃkṣatāpi śaṭhātmanā ”
nāsā -
nāsā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nas (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual]

√nās (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
adyate -
√ad (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
anabhyas -
anabhī (noun, masculine)

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

anabhī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√nabh (verb class 4)

[imperfect active second single]
tā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kāṅkṣatā -
kāṅkṣat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kāṅkṣat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kāṅkṣatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kāṅkṣ -> kāṅkṣat (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb]

√kāṅkṣ -> kāṅkṣat (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √kāṅkṣ class 1 verb]

√kāṅkṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
śaṭhāt -
śaṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

śaṭha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
manā -
manā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “putra śālirivāvyuptā tasmādenāṃ samāhara ”
putra -
putra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

putra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śālir -
śāli (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
avyu -
avi (noun, masculine)

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

avi (noun, neuter)

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

avi (noun, feminine)

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

avī (noun, feminine)

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

o (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
uptā -
uptā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vap -> uptā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √vap class 1 verb]

√vap -> uptā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √vap class 1 verb]
tasmād -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
enā -
enā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

a (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
samāhara -
samāhara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

samāhara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]