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 1.19.11

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बाल्यं रम्यमिति व्यर्थबुद्धयः कल्पयन्ति ये ।
तान्मूर्खपुरुषान्ब्रह्मन्धिगस्तु हृतचेतसः ॥ ११ ॥

bālyaṃ ramyamiti vyarthabuddhayaḥ kalpayanti ye |
tānmūrkhapuruṣānbrahmandhigastu hṛtacetasaḥ || 11 ||

Fie to those ignorant and foolish people, who are falsely led to imagine boyhood as the most pleasant period of life.
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 (1.19.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Balya, Bali, Ramya, Iti, Vyartha, Buddhi, Kalpayat, Kalpayanti, Yah, Yat, Tat, Murkha, Purusha, Dhik, Astu, Hrita, Cetas, Cetasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.19.11). 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: “bālyaṃ ramyamiti vyarthabuddhayaḥ kalpayanti ye ”
bālyam -
bālya (noun, neuter)

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

bālī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ramyam -
ramya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ramya (noun, neuter)

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

ramyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √ram]

√ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √ram]

√ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √ram]

√ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram]

√ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ram], [accusative single from √ram]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vyartha -
vyartha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vyartha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
buddhayaḥ -
buddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
kalpayanti -
√kḷp -> kalpayantī (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √kḷp]

√kḷp -> kalpayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √kḷp], [vocative plural from √kḷp], [accusative plural from √kḷp]

√kḷp -> kalpayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √kḷp]

√kḷp (verb class 0)

[present active third plural]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “tānmūrkhapuruṣānbrahmandhigastu hṛtacetasaḥ ”
tān -
tāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
mūrkha -
mūrkha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mūrkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
puruṣān -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
brahman -
brahmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dhig -
dhik (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
astu -
astu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

astu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astu (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
hṛta -
hṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]

√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
cetasaḥ -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

cetasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]