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 1.22.7

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दुष्प्रेक्ष्यं जरठं दीनं हीनं गुणपराक्रमैः ।
गृध्रो वृक्षमिवादीर्घं गर्धो ह्यभ्येति वृद्धकम् ॥ ७ ॥

duṣprekṣyaṃ jaraṭhaṃ dīnaṃ hīnaṃ guṇaparākramaiḥ |
gṛdhro vṛkṣamivādīrghaṃ gardho hyabhyeti vṛddhakam || 7 ||

Insatiable avarice like a greedy vulture alights on the heads of the aged, when their appearance grows uncouth, and their bodies become helpless, and devoid of all manly qualities and powers.
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 (1.22.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dushprekshya, Jaratha, Dinam, Dina, Hina, Guna, Parakrama, Gridhra, Vriksha, Iva, Adirgha, Gardha, Abhi, Vriddhaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.22.7). 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: “duṣprekṣyaṃ jaraṭhaṃ dīnaṃ hīnaṃ guṇaparākramaiḥ ”
duṣprekṣyam -
duṣprekṣya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duṣprekṣya (noun, neuter)

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

duṣprekṣyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jaraṭham -
jaraṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jaraṭha (noun, neuter)

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

jaraṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dīnam -
dīnam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dīna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dīna (noun, neuter)

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

dīnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hīnam -
hīna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hīna (noun, neuter)

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

hīnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√hā -> hīna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā -> hīna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]
guṇa -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
parākramaiḥ -
parākrama (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “gṛdhro vṛkṣamivādīrghaṃ gardho hyabhyeti vṛddhakam ”
gṛdhro* -
gṛdhra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vṛkṣam -
vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vṛkṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
adīrgham -
adīrgha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adīrgha (noun, neuter)

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

adīrghā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
gardho* -
gardha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
abhye -
abhi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

abhi (noun, masculine)

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

abhi (noun, neuter)

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

abhi (noun, feminine)

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

abhī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhī (noun, neuter)

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

abhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
vṛddhakam -
vṛddhaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vṛddhaka (noun, neuter)

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

vṛddhakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]