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 1.22.1

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
अपर्याप्तं हि बालत्वं बलात्पिबति यौवनम् ।
यौवनं च जरा पश्चात्पश्य कर्कशतां मिथः ॥ १ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
aparyāptaṃ hi bālatvaṃ balātpibati yauvanam |
yauvanaṃ ca jarā paścātpaśya karkaśatāṃ mithaḥ || 1 ||

Boyhood has scarcely lost its boyishness when it is overtaken by youth, which is soon followed by a ruthless old age, devouring the other two.
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 (1.22.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Aparyapta, Balatva, Balat, Bala, Pibat, Yauvana, Jara, Pashcat, Pashca, Pashya, Karkashata, Mithah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.22.1). 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: “aparyāptaṃ hi bālatvaṃ balātpibati yauvanam ”
aparyāptam -
aparyāpta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aparyāpta (noun, neuter)

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

aparyāptā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
bālatvam -
bālatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
balāt -
balāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
pibati -
√pā -> pibat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √pā class 1 verb]

√pā -> pibat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √pā class 1 verb]

pibat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pibat (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

pibat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√pā (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
yauvanam -
yauvana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 3: “yauvanaṃ ca jarā paścātpaśya karkaśatāṃ mithaḥ ”
yauvanam -
yauvana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jarā -
jarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
paścāt -
paścāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

paśca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

paśca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
paśya -
paśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
karkaśatām -
karkaśatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
mithaḥ -
mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

mithaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]