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 1.12.19

भोगैस्तैरेव तैरेव तुच्छैर्वयममी किल ।
पश्य जर्जरतां नीता वातैरिव गिरिद्रुमाः ॥ १९ ॥

bhogaistaireva taireva tucchairvayamamī kila |
paśya jarjaratāṃ nītā vātairiva giridrumāḥ || 19 ||

Behold how the variety of our trifling enjoyments hastens our decay, they are like hurricanes shattering the mountain trees.

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 (1.12.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhoga, Taira, Iva, Tuccha, Vaya, Asmad, Amin, Adah, Kila, Pashya, Jarjara, Nita, Vata, Gir, Druma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.12.19). 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: “bhogaistaireva taireva tucchairvayamamī kila
  • bhogais -
  • bhoga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhoga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • taire -
  • taira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • taire -
  • taira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tucchair -
  • tuccha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tuccha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • amī -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “paśya jarjaratāṃ nītā vātairiva giridrumāḥ
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • jarjara -
  • jarjara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jarjara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nītā* -
  • nīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> nīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb]
    -> nītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb]
  • vātair -
  • vāta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vāta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    -> vāta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • giri -
  • giri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    giri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gir (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    gir (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gir (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • drumāḥ -
  • druma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    drumā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.12.19

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 1.12.19 in Gujarati sript:
ભોગૈસ્તૈરેવ તૈરેવ તુચ્છૈર્વયમમી કિલ ।
પશ્ય જર્જરતાં નીતા વાતૈરિવ ગિરિદ્રુમાઃ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 1.12.19 in Telugu sript:
భోగైస్తైరేవ తైరేవ తుచ్ఛైర్వయమమీ కిల ।
పశ్య జర్జరతాం నీతా వాతైరివ గిరిద్రుమాః ॥ ౧౯ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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