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 5.52.8

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अयि मूर्ख मनः कोऽर्थस्तव संसारवृत्तिभिः ।
धीमन्तो न निषेवन्ते पर्यन्ते दुःखदां क्रियाम् ॥ ८ ॥

ayi mūrkha manaḥ ko'rthastava saṃsāravṛttibhiḥ |
dhīmanto na niṣevante paryante duḥkhadāṃ kriyām || 8 ||

O my senseless mind! said he, why is it, that thou art occupied in thy worldly acts to no purpose; when the sensible never engage themselves, to what proves to be their bane afterwards.
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 (5.52.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ayi, Ayin, Murkha, Mana, Manas, Kah, Artha, Yushmad, Samsara, Vritti, Dhimat, Nisha, Vanti, Paryante, Paryanta, Duhkha, Kriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.52.8). 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: “ayi mūrkha manaḥ ko'rthastava saṃsāravṛttibhiḥ ”
ayi -
ayi (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ayin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ayin (noun, neuter)

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

e (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
mūrkha -
mūrkha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mūrkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
manaḥ -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ko' -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ku (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
arthas -
artha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
saṃsāra -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vṛttibhiḥ -
vṛtti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “dhīmanto na niṣevante paryante duḥkhadāṃ kriyām ”
dhīmanto* -
dhīmat (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
niṣe -
niṣa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

niṣa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
vante -
vanti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
paryante -
paryante (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

paryanta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

paryanta (noun, neuter)

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

paryantā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
duḥkha -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dām -
dā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

dā (noun, masculine)

[accusative single], [genitive plural]
kriyām -
kriyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]