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 7.31.8

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निर्णय एष एवात्र यदशेषमभावयन् ।
यथास्थितं यदाचारं पाषाण इव तिष्ठसि ॥ ८ ॥

nirṇaya eṣa evātra yadaśeṣamabhāvayan |
yathāsthitaṃ yadācāraṃ pāṣāṇa iva tiṣṭhasi || 8 ||

The conclusion arrived at last after mature thought in respect to this is, that you must remain as you are and as firm as a rock in the state in which you are placed, and in the conduct appertaining to your own station in life.
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 (7.31.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nirnaya, Esha, Eva, Yat, Yad, Ashesham, Ashesha, Abhavayat, Yathasthita, Yada, Acara, Pashana, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.31.8). 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: “nirṇaya eṣa evātra yadaśeṣamabhāvayan ”
nirṇaya* -
nirṇaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eṣa* -
eṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
evāt -
eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ra -
ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yad -
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]
aśeṣam -
aśeṣam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

aśeṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aśeṣa (noun, neuter)

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

aśeṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√śiṣ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
abhāvayan -
abhāvayat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 0)

[imperfect active third plural]
Line 2: “yathāsthitaṃ yadācāraṃ pāṣāṇa iva tiṣṭhasi ”
yathāsthitam -
yathāsthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yathāsthita (noun, neuter)

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

yathāsthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
acāram -
acāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

acāra (noun, neuter)

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

acārā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pāṣāṇa* -
pāṣāṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tiṣṭhasi -
√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active second single]