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 1.18.21

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प्रसृतस्नायुतन्त्रीकं रक्ताम्बुकृतकर्दमम् ।
जरामङ्कोलधवलं नेष्टं देहगृहं मम ॥ २१ ॥

prasṛtasnāyutantrīkaṃ raktāmbukṛtakardamam |
jarāmaṅkoladhavalaṃ neṣṭaṃ dehagṛhaṃ mama || 21 ||

This mansion of the body, which is tied with strings of the tendons, and built with the clay of blood and moisture, and plastered white with old age, is no way suited to my liking.
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 (1.18.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prasrita, Snayu, Tantri, Tantrin, Kah, Rakta, Buk, Rita, Kardama, Jara, Ankola, Dhavala, Neshta, Deha, Grih, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.18.21). 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: “prasṛtasnāyutantrīkaṃ raktāmbukṛtakardamam ”
prasṛta -
prasṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prasṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
snāyu -
snāyu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

snāyu (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

tantri (noun, feminine)

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

tantrin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
raktām -
raktā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√rag -> raktā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]

√raj -> raktā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]

√rañj -> raktā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
buk -
buk (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ṛta -
ṛta (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kardamam -
kardama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kardama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “jarāmaṅkoladhavalaṃ neṣṭaṃ dehagṛhaṃ mama ”
jarām -
jarā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
aṅkola -
aṅkola (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhavalam -
dhavala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhavala (noun, neuter)

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

dhavalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
neṣṭam -
√neṣ -> neṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √neṣ class 1 verb]

√neṣ -> neṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √neṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √neṣ class 1 verb]
deha -
deha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dah (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
gṛham -
gṛha (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

gṛhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

gṛh (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]