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 7.29.51

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स्पन्दनेऽस्पन्दने चैव यत्पाषाणवदासितम् ।
अजडस्यैव तद्विद्धि निर्वाणमजरं पदम् ॥ ५१ ॥

spandane'spandane caiva yatpāṣāṇavadāsitam |
ajaḍasyaiva tadviddhi nirvāṇamajaraṃ padam || 51 ||

The posture of sitting unmoved as a stone, at the shocks and turn backs (or drakes and ducks) of fortune; is verily the state of nirvana or deathless coma of a sensible being.
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 (7.29.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Spandana, Aspandana, Yat, Yad, Pashana, Vada, Asita, Ajada, Tadvid, Nirvana, Ajara, Pada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.29.51). 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: “spandane'spandane caiva yatpāṣāṇavadāsitam ”
spandane' -
spandana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

spandana (noun, neuter)

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

spandanā (noun, feminine)

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

[locative single]

aspandana (noun, neuter)

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

aspandanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
pāṣāṇa -
pāṣāṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vadā -
vada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vad (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
asitam -
asita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asita (noun, neuter)

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

asitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “ajaḍasyaiva tadviddhi nirvāṇamajaraṃ padam ”
ajaḍasyai -
ajaḍa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ajaḍa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
tadviddh -
tadvid (noun, masculine)

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

tadvid (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
nirvāṇam -
nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)

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

nirvāṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ajaram -
ajara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ajara (noun, neuter)

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

ajarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jṛ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]

√jṝ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

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