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 7.214.18

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उपायस्तु तथा तेन दृष्टिर्वास्तीह कीदृशी ।
अहो नु वितता भूमिः कष्टमेतादृशी दशा ॥ १८ ॥

upāyastu tathā tena dṛṣṭirvāstīha kīdṛśī |
aho nu vitatā bhūmiḥ kaṣṭametādṛśī daśā || 18 ||

What other way to our true felicity can there be, than this that has been shown by thee? or else I find this wide-extended field of the earth, to be so full of our woe and misery.
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 (7.214.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Upaya, Tatha, Tad, Tena, Drishti, Asti, Iha, Kidrish, Kidrishi, Ahan, Vitata, Bhumi, Kashtam, Kashta, Etadrish, Etadrishi, Dasha, Dashan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.214.18). 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: “upāyastu tathā tena dṛṣṭirvāstīha kīdṛśī ”
upāyas -
upāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
dṛṣṭir -
dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
astī -
asti (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, masculine)

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

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kīdṛśī -
kīdṛśī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

kīdṛś (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “aho nu vitatā bhūmiḥ kaṣṭametādṛśī daśā ”
aho* -
ahan (noun, neuter)

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

ahar (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
nu -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vitatā* -
vitata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vitatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhūmiḥ -
bhūmi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kaṣṭam -
kaṣṭam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
etādṛśī -
etādṛśī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

etādṛś (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
daśā -
daśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

daśan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]