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 5.92.40

साधयन्ति समुत्सृज्य युक्तिं ये तान्हठान्विदुः ।
भयाद्भयमुपायान्ति क्लेशात्क्लेशं व्रजन्ति ते ॥ ४० ॥

sādhayanti samutsṛjya yuktiṃ ye tānhaṭhānviduḥ |
bhayādbhayamupāyānti kleśātkleśaṃ vrajanti te || 40 ||

Those rules which prescribe bodily practices, instead of mental reasoning and precepts, are known as the patterns of Hatha-Yoga, and misleading men to dangers and difficulties.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.92.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sadhayat, Sadhayanti, Samutsrijya, Yukti, Yah, Yat, Hatha, Vidu, Vidus, Bhayat, Bhaya, Upaya, Anti, Klesha, Vrajat, Vrajanti, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.92.40). 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: “sādhayanti samutsṛjya yuktiṃ ye tānhaṭhānviduḥ
  • sādhayanti -
  • sidh -> sādhayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √sidh], [vocative plural from √sidh], [accusative plural from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √sidh]
    sidh (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • samutsṛjya -
  • samutsṛjya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samutsṛjya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuktim -
  • yukti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • haṭhān -
  • haṭha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • 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: “bhayādbhayamupāyānti kleśātkleśaṃ vrajanti te
  • bhayād -
  • bhayāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • upāyā -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • kleśāt -
  • kleśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kleśam -
  • kleśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vrajanti -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj -> vrajantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.92.40

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 5.92.40 in Gujarati sript:
સાધયન્તિ સમુત્સૃજ્ય યુક્તિં યે તાન્હઠાન્વિદુઃ ।
ભયાદ્ભયમુપાયાન્તિ ક્લેશાત્ક્લેશં વ્રજન્તિ તે ॥ ૪૦ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 5.92.40 in Telugu sript:
సాధయన్తి సముత్సృజ్య యుక్తిం యే తాన్హఠాన్విదుః ।
భయాద్భయముపాయాన్తి క్లేశాత్క్లేశం వ్రజన్తి తే ॥ ౪౦ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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