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 1.14.8

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अविश्रान्तमनाः शून्यमायुराततमीहते ।
दुःखायैव विमूढोऽन्तर्गर्भमश्वतरी यथा ॥ ८ ॥

aviśrāntamanāḥ śūnyamāyurātatamīhate |
duḥkhāyaiva vimūḍho'ntargarbhamaśvatarī yathā || 8 ||

Men of restless minds, desiring to prolong their useless and toilsome lives, resemble the she-mule conceiving by a horse.
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 (1.14.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avishranta, Ana, Shunya, Ayu, Ayus, Atata, Duhkha, Vimudha, Antargarbha, Ashvatari, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.14.8). 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: “aviśrāntamanāḥ śūnyamāyurātatamīhate ”
aviśrāntam -
aviśrānta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aviśrānta (noun, neuter)

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

aviśrāntā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
anāḥ -
ana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
śūnyam -
śūnya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śūnya (noun, neuter)

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

śūnyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āyur -
āyus (noun, masculine)

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

āyus (noun, neuter)

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

āyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

āyu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ātatam -
ātata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ātata (noun, neuter)

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

ātatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√at (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second dual]
īhate -
√īh (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
Line 2: “duḥkhāyaiva vimūḍho'ntargarbhamaśvatarī yathā ”
duḥkhāyai -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

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

[imperfect active first dual]
vimūḍho' -
vimūḍha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
antargarbham -
antargarbha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

antargarbha (noun, neuter)

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

antargarbhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
aśvatarī -
aśvatarī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]