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 1.18.37

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किं श्रिया किं च राज्येन किं कायेन किमीहितैः ।
दिनैः कतिपयैरेव कालः सर्वं निकृन्तति ॥ ३७ ॥

kiṃ śriyā kiṃ ca rājyena kiṃ kāyena kimīhitaiḥ |
dinaiḥ katipayaireva kālaḥ sarvaṃ nikṛntati || 37 ||

Of what good is affluence or royalty, this body and all its efforts to one, when the hand of time must destroy them all in a few days.
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 (1.18.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Shri, Shriya, Rajya, Kaya, Kimi, Ihita, Dina, Katipaya, Eva, Kala, Sarvam, Sarva, Krintat, Krintati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.18.37). 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: “kiṃ śriyā kiṃ ca rājyena kiṃ kāyena kimīhitaiḥ ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
śriyā -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śriyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rājyena -
rājya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rājya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √rāj class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √rāj]

√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √rāj class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √rāj]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kāyena -
kāya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kāya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
kimī -
kimi (noun, masculine)

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

kimi (noun, feminine)

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

kimi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
īhitaiḥ -
īhita (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

īhita (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

√īh -> īhita (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √īh class 1 verb]

√īh -> īhita (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √īh class 1 verb]
Line 2: “dinaiḥ katipayaireva kālaḥ sarvaṃ nikṛntati ”
dinaiḥ -
dina (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

dina (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
katipayair -
katipaya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

katipaya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kālaḥ -
kāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ni -
ni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ni (Preverb)

[Preverb]
kṛntati -
√kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]

√kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]

√kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṛt class 7 verb]

√kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √kṛt class 7 verb]

√kṛt -> kṛntatī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √kṛt class 7 verb]

√kṛt (verb class 6)

[present active third single]