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 1.19.1

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
लब्ध्वापि तरलाकारे कार्यभारतरंगिणि ।
संसारसागरे जन्म बाल्यं दुःखाय केवलम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
labdhvāpi taralākāre kāryabhārataraṃgiṇi |
saṃsārasāgare janma bālyaṃ duḥkhāya kevalam || 1 ||

One receiving his birth in the unstable ocean of the world, which is disturbed by the billows of the bustle of business, has to pass his boyhood in sufferings only.
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 (1.19.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Api, Tarala, Akara, Karya, Bharata, Rangini, Rangin, Samsarasagara, Janma, Janman, Balya, Bali, Duhkha, Kevalam, Kevala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.19.1). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca ”
śrīrāma* -
śrīrāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “labdhvāpi taralākāre kāryabhārataraṃgiṇi ”
labdhvā -
√labh -> labdhvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √labh]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
taralā -
tarala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tarala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

taralā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
akāre -
akāra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
kārya -
kārya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kārya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]

√kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
bhārata -
bhārata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhārata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
raṅgiṇi -
raṅgiṇī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

raṅgin (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

raṅgin (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
Line 3: “saṃsārasāgare janma bālyaṃ duḥkhāya kevalam ”
saṃsārasāgare -
saṃsārasāgara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
janma -
janma (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

janma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

janman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bālyam -
bālya (noun, neuter)

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

bālī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
duḥkhāya -
duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
kevalam -
kevalam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kevala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kevala (noun, neuter)

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

kevalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]