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 1.20.28

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नयन्ति पाण्डुतां वक्रमाकुलावकरोत्कटाः ।
आरोहन्ति परां कोटिं रूक्षा यौवनपांसवः ॥ २८ ॥

nayanti pāṇḍutāṃ vakramākulāvakarotkaṭāḥ |
ārohanti parāṃ koṭiṃ rūkṣā yauvanapāṃsavaḥ || 28 ||

The rude dust of the passions of youths, disfigures their face, and the hurricane of their sensualities cover their good qualities.
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 (1.20.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nayanti, Nayat, Panduta, Vakrama, Akula, Kata, Ara, Aru, Uhat, Uhanti, Para, Koti, Ruksha, Yauvana, Pamsava, Pamsu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.20.28). 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: “nayanti pāṇḍutāṃ vakramākulāvakarotkaṭāḥ ”
nayanti -
nayantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

nayat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √nay class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nay class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nay class 1 verb]

√nay -> nayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √nay class 1 verb]

√nī -> nayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √nī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √nī class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √nī class 1 verb]

√nī -> nayantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √nī class 1 verb]

√nay (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]

√nī (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
pāṇḍutām -
pāṇḍutā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vakramā -
vakrama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
akulāva -
akula (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
akarot -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperfect active third single]
kaṭāḥ -
kaṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kaṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “ārohanti parāṃ koṭiṃ rūkṣā yauvanapāṃsavaḥ ”
āro -
āra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

āru (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

āru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√ār (verb class 4)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
ūhanti -
√ūh -> ūhat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √ūh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ūh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ūh class 1 verb]

√ūh -> ūhantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √ūh class 1 verb]

√ūh (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
parām -
parā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
koṭim -
koṭi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
rūkṣā* -
rūkṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rūkṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yauvana -
yauvana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pāṃsavaḥ -
pāṃsava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pāṃsu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]