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 6.84.8

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स तथापि विशोकत्वं न मनागपि लब्धवान् ।
अनिधानां खनन्भूमिं निधानार्थी निधिं यथा ॥ ८ ॥

sa tathāpi viśokatvaṃ na manāgapi labdhavān |
anidhānāṃ khananbhūmiṃ nidhānārthī nidhiṃ yathā || 8 ||

Yet he found nowhere the consolation of his mind, which he kept seeking all-abouts; as a miner digs the sterile soil in quest of some mineral, where there is no such thing to be found.
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 (6.84.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Api, Vishoka, Tva, Yushmad, Manak, Labdhavat, Ani, Dha, Dhana, Khanat, Bhumi, Nidhana, Arthin, Arthi, Nidhi, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.84.8). 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: “sa tathāpi viśokatvaṃ na manāgapi labdhavān ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

viśoka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
manāg -
manāk (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
labdhavān -
labdhavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√labh -> labdhavat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √labh class 1 verb]
Line 2: “anidhānāṃ khananbhūmiṃ nidhānārthī nidhiṃ yathā ”
ani -
ani (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

anī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
dhānām -
dha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

dha (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

dhā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

dhānā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
khanan -
√khan -> khanat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √khan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √khan class 1 verb]
bhūmim -
bhūmi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
nidhānā -
nidhāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nidhāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nidhānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arthī -
arthī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

arthī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

arthin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nidhim -
nidhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]