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 1.20.9

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मधुरं स्वादु तिक्तं च दूषणं दोषभूषणम् ।
सुराकल्लोलसदृशं यौवनं मे न रोचते ॥ ९ ॥

madhuraṃ svādu tiktaṃ ca dūṣaṇaṃ doṣabhūṣaṇam |
surākallolasadṛśaṃ yauvanaṃ me na rocate || 9 ||

Youth like rich wine is sweet and delicious (at first), but becomes bitter, insipid and noxious in a short time. Hence it is not delectable to me.
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 (1.20.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Madhuram, Madhura, Svadu, Tikta, Dushana, Dosha, Bhushana, Sura, Kallola, Sadrisham, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Yauvana, 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 1.20.9). 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: “madhuraṃ svādu tiktaṃ ca dūṣaṇaṃ doṣabhūṣaṇam ”
madhuram -
madhuram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

madhura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

madhura (noun, neuter)

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

madhurā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
svādu -
svādu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

svādu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tiktam -
tikta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tikta (noun, neuter)

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

tiktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√tig -> tikta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √tig class 5 verb]

√tig -> tikta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √tig class 5 verb], [accusative single from √tig class 5 verb]

√tij -> tikta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √tij class 1 verb]

√tij -> tikta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √tij class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tij class 1 verb]

√tik -> tikta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √tik class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tik class 5 verb]

√tik -> tikta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √tik class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tik class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tik class 5 verb], [accusative single from √tik class 5 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dūṣaṇam -
dūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

dūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
doṣa -
doṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

doṣan (noun, neuter)

[compound]
bhūṣaṇam -
bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

bhūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “surākallolasadṛśaṃ yauvanaṃ me na rocate ”
surā -
surā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kallola (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sadṛśam -
sadṛśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sadṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sadṛśa (noun, neuter)

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

sadṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

sadṛś (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
yauvanam -
yauvana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rocate -
√ruc (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]