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 1.17.31

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क्षणमायाति पातालं क्षणं याति नभस्थलम् ।
क्षणं भ्रमति दिक्कुञ्जे तृष्णा हृत्पद्मषट्पदी ॥ ३१ ॥

kṣaṇamāyāti pātālaṃ kṣaṇaṃ yāti nabhasthalam |
kṣaṇaṃ bhramati dikkuñje tṛṣṇā hṛtpadmaṣaṭpadī || 31 ||

Our venality is like a black-bee sitting upon the lotus of our hearts, and thence making its rambles above, below and all about us in a moment.
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 (1.17.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshanam, Kshana, Ayat, Patala, Yat, Yati, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhas, Tha, Bhramat, Dish, Kunja, Trishna, Hritpadma, Shatpadi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.17.31). 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: “kṣaṇamāyāti pātālaṃ kṣaṇaṃ yāti nabhasthalam ”
kṣaṇam -
kṣaṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āyāti -
āyāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

āyāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āyāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āyāt (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

āyāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
pātālam -
pātāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pātāla (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kṣaṇam -
kṣaṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yāti -
yāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, neuter)

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

yāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
nabhas -
nabhas (noun, masculine)

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

nabhas (noun, neuter)

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

nabh (noun, feminine)

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

nabha (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

tha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lam -
la (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “kṣaṇaṃ bhramati dikkuñje tṛṣṇā hṛtpadmaṣaṭpadī ”
kṣaṇam -
kṣaṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhramati -
bhramat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhramat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhram (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
dik -
diś (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
kuñje -
kuñja (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√kuñj (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
tṛṣṇā* -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hṛtpadma -
hṛtpadma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ṣaṭpadī -
ṣaṭpadī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]