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 1.16.15

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क्रूरेण जडतां यातस्तृष्णाभार्यानुगामिना ।
शवं कौलेयकेनेव ब्रह्मन्मुक्तोऽस्मि चेतसा ॥ १५ ॥

krūreṇa jaḍatāṃ yātastṛṣṇābhāryānugāminā |
śavaṃ kauleyakeneva brahmanmukto'smi cetasā || 15 ||

I am devoured, O Brahman! like a clod of cold meat, by the cruelty and greediness of my heart, as a carcase is swallowed by a hungry dog and its greedy mate.
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 (1.16.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krura, Jadata, Yat, Yata, Yatri, Trishna, Bharya, Uksh, Ina, Shava, Kauleyaka, Iva, Cetas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.16.15). 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: “krūreṇa jaḍatāṃ yātastṛṣṇābhāryānugāminā ”
krūreṇa -
krūra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

krūra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
jaḍatām -
jaḍatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
yātas -
yāt (noun, masculine)

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

yāt (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√yā -> yāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √yā class 2 verb]

yātṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yātṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
tṛṣṇā -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
bhāryān -
bhārya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √bhṛ]
ug -
ukṣ (noun, masculine)

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

ukṣ (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ām -
ā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
inā -
i (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

inā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “śavaṃ kauleyakeneva brahmanmukto'smi cetasā ”
śavam -
śava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kauleyakene -
kauleyaka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kauleyaka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Cannot analyse brahmanmukto'smi*ce
cetasā -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]