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 1.18.8

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सच्छायो देहवृक्षोऽयं जीवपान्थगणास्पदः ।
कस्यात्मीयः कस्य पर आस्थानास्थे किलात्र के ॥ ८ ॥

sacchāyo dehavṛkṣo'yaṃ jīvapānthagaṇāspadaḥ |
kasyātmīyaḥ kasya para āsthānāsthe kilātra ke || 8 ||

This shady arbor of the body, is but the temporary resort of the passing soul, what then whether it be akin to or apart from anybody, or whether one would rely in it or not.
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 (1.18.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sacchaya, Deha, Vriksha, Aya, Idam, Kah, Kim, Atmiya, Parah, Para, Asthana, Kila,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.18.8). 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: “sacchāyo dehavṛkṣo'yaṃ jīvapānthagaṇāspadaḥ ”
sacchāyo* -
sacchāya (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dah (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
vṛkṣo' -
vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse jīvapānthagaṇāspadaḥ
Line 2: “kasyātmīyaḥ kasya para āsthānāsthe kilātra ke ”
kasyā -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
ātmīyaḥ -
ātmīya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kasya -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
para* -
paraḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

para (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
āsthānā -
āsthāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
asthe -
kilāt -
kila (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ra -
ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ke -
ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

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

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]