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 1.26.6

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ग्रसतेऽविरतं भूतजालं सर्प इवानिलम् ।
कृतान्तः कर्कशाचारो जरां नीत्वाऽजरं वपुः ॥ ६ ॥

grasate'virataṃ bhūtajālaṃ sarpa ivānilam |
kṛtāntaḥ karkaśācāro jarāṃ nītvā'jaraṃ vapuḥ || 6 ||

As the heinous serpent feeds upon the air, so does cruel Death ever swallow the living. He ripens the body with old age to create his zest, and then devours all animals warm with life.
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 (1.26.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Grasat, Aviratam, Avirata, Bhuta, Jala, Sarpa, Iva, Anila, Kritanta, Karkasha, Acara, Jara, Ajara, 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 1.26.6). 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: “grasate'virataṃ bhūtajālaṃ sarpa ivānilam ”
grasate' -
√gras -> grasat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √gras class 1 verb]

√gras -> grasat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √gras class 1 verb]

grasat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

grasat (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

grasat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

√gras (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
aviratam -
aviratam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

avirata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

avirata (noun, neuter)

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

aviratā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhūta -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second plural]
jālam -
jāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jāla (noun, neuter)

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

jālā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sarpa* -
sarpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
anilam -
anila (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anilā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√nil (verb class 6)

[imperfect active first single]
Line 2: “kṛtāntaḥ karkaśācāro jarāṃ nītvā'jaraṃ vapuḥ ”
kṛtāntaḥ -
kṛtānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
karkaśā -
karkaśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

karkaśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

karkaśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
acāro* -
acāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jarām -
jarā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
nītvā' -
ajaram -
ajara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ajara (noun, neuter)

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

ajarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jṛ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]

√jṝ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
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]