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 1.22.17

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शून्यं नगरमाभाति भाति च्छिन्नलतो द्रुमः ।
भात्यनावृष्टिमान्देशो न जराजर्जरं वपुः ॥ १७ ॥

śūnyaṃ nagaramābhāti bhāti cchinnalato drumaḥ |
bhātyanāvṛṣṭimāndeśo na jarājarjaraṃ vapuḥ || 17 ||

Even a deserted city, a leafless tree and parched up land may present a fair aspect, but never does the body look well that is pulled down by hoary age.
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 (1.22.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shunya, Nagara, Druma, Bhati, Anavrishti, Anda, Isha, Ish, Jara, Jarjara, Vapu, Vapus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.22.17). 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: “śūnyaṃ nagaramābhāti bhāti cchinnalato drumaḥ ”
śūnyam -
śūnya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śūnya (noun, neuter)

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

śūnyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nagaram -
nagaram (adverb)

[adverb]

nagara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nagara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ābhāti -
ābhāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
bhāti -
bhāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√bhā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
Cannot analyse cchinnalato*dr
drumaḥ -
druma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “bhātyanāvṛṣṭimāndeśo na jarājarjaraṃ vapuḥ ”
bhātya -
bhāti (noun, feminine)

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

√bhā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
anāvṛṣṭim -
anāvṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ānde -
ānda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

√and (verb class 1)

[imperfect middle first single]
īśo* -
īśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

īś (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
jarjaram -
jarjara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jarjara (noun, neuter)

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

jarjarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vapuḥ -
vapus (noun, masculine)

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

vapus (noun, neuter)

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

vapu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vapu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]