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 1.22.19

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दृष्ट्वैव सोत्सुकेवाशु प्रगृह्य शिरसि क्षणम् ।
प्रलुनाति जरा देहं कुमारी कैरवं यथा ॥ १९ ॥

dṛṣṭvaiva sotsukevāśu pragṛhya śirasi kṣaṇam |
pralunāti jarā dehaṃ kumārī kairavaṃ yathā || 19 ||

As a girl eagerly lays hold on a lotus flower whenever she meets with one, and then plucks it from its stalk and tears it to pieces, so does old age overtake the body of a person and break it down at last.
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 (1.22.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sotsuka, Iva, Ashu, Pragrihya, Shiras, Kshanam, Kshana, Pra, Jara, Jaras, Deha, Kumari, Kumarin, Kairava, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.22.19). 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: “dṛṣṭvaiva sotsukevāśu pragṛhya śirasi kṣaṇam ”
dṛṣṭvai -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
sotsuke -
sotsuka (noun, masculine)

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

sotsuka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

sotsukā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
āśu -
āśu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

āśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āśu (noun, neuter)

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

āśu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
pragṛhya -
pragṛhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pragṛhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śirasi -
śiras (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
kṣaṇam -
kṣaṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “pralunāti jarā dehaṃ kumārī kairavaṃ yathā ”
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
lunāti -
√lū (verb class 9)

[present active third single]
jarā* -
jara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jarā (noun, feminine)

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

jaras (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

jaras (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
deham -
deha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

kumārī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

kumārin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kairavam -
kairava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kairava (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]