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 1.21.24

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किं स्तनेन किमक्ष्णा वा किं नितम्बेन किं भुवा ।
मांसमात्रैकसारेण करोम्यहमवस्तुना ॥ २४ ॥

kiṃ stanena kimakṣṇā vā kiṃ nitambena kiṃ bhuvā |
māṃsamātraikasāreṇa karomyahamavastunā || 24 ||

What shall I do with her breast, her eyes, her loins, her eyebrows, the substance of which is but flesh, and which therefore is altogether unsubstantial.
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 (1.21.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Stana, Akshan, Nitamba, Bhu, Mamsa, Atra, Ekasara, Aha, Asmad, Avastu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.21.24). 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 stanena kimakṣṇā vā kiṃ nitambena kiṃ bhuvā ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
stanena -
stana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
akṣṇā -
akṣan (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
nitambena -
nitamba (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
bhuvā -
bhū (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bhū (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “māṃsamātraikasāreṇa karomyahamavastunā ”
māṃsam -
māṃsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

māṃsa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ātrai -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ekasāreṇa -
ekasāra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ekasāra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
karomya -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present active first single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
avastunā -
avastu (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]