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 1.17.44

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तृणपाषाणकाष्ठादिसर्वमामिषशङ्कया ।
आददाना स्फुरत्यन्ते तृष्णा मत्स्यी ह्रदे यथा ॥ ४४ ॥

tṛṇapāṣāṇakāṣṭhādisarvamāmiṣaśaṅkayā |
ādadānā sphuratyante tṛṣṇā matsyī hrade yathā || 44 ||

As the fishes in a pond fondly grasp the bait in expectation of a sop, so do the avaricious lay hold on any thing, be it wood or stone or even a straw.
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 (1.17.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Trinapa, Anaka, Tha, Sarvam, Sarva, Amisha, Shanka, Sphurat, Anta, Anti, Trishna, Matsyi, Hrada, 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 1.17.44). 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: “tṛṇapāṣāṇakāṣṭhādisarvamāmiṣaśaṅkayā ”
tṛṇapā -
tṛṇapa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
aṣā -
√aṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
aṇakāṣ -
aṇaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

aṇakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ṭhā -
ṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
adi -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
āmiṣa -
āmiṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śaṅkayā -
śaṅkā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “ādadānā sphuratyante tṛṣṇā matsyī hrade yathā ”
ādad -
√ad (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
ānā -
sphuratya -
sphurat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sphurat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sphur class 6 verb], [locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur (verb class 6)

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

[locative single]

anta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

antā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

anti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√ant (verb class 1)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
matsyī -
matsyī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
hrade -
hrada (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

hradā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]