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 1.8.34

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अयमन्यतमः कालः पेलवीकृतसज्जनः ।
राघवोऽपि गतो दैन्यं यतो वार्धकजर्जरः ॥ ३४ ॥

ayamanyatamaḥ kālaḥ pelavīkṛtasajjanaḥ |
rāghavo'pi gato dainyaṃ yato vārdhakajarjaraḥ || 34 ||

This is a peculiar age in which good people are made powerless; I am moreover disabled by old age and want that spirit (that I was expected to possess) derived as I am from (the most powerful) race of the Raghus.
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 (1.8.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aya, Idam, Anyatama, Kala, Pelavi, Krita, Sajjana, Raghava, Api, Gat, Gata, Dainya, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Dah, Aja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.8.34). 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: “ayamanyatamaḥ kālaḥ pelavīkṛtasajjanaḥ ”
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
anyatamaḥ -
anyatama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kālaḥ -
kāla (noun, masculine)

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

[compound]

pelavī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
kṛta -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[injunctive middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[injunctive middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[injunctive middle third single]
sajjanaḥ -
sajjana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “rāghavo'pi gato dainyaṃ yato vārdhakajarjaraḥ ”
rāghavo' -
rāghava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
gato* -
gat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dainyam -
dainya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yato* -
yataḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]

√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
vār -
vār (noun, masculine)

[compound]

vār (noun, neuter)

[compound]
dhak -
dah (noun, masculine)

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

dah (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ajar -
aja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ajā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√aj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ṛja -
√ṛj (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
raḥ -
ra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]