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 1.26.18

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मतिर्मान्द्येन मलिना पातैकपरमं वपुः ।
ज्वलतीव जरा देहे प्रतिस्फुरति दुष्कृतम् ॥ १८ ॥

matirmāndyena malinā pātaikaparamaṃ vapuḥ |
jvalatīva jarā dehe pratisphurati duṣkṛtam || 18 ||

The mind is soiled by dullness, and the body is cloyed with surfeit and ready to fall; old age exults over the body, and sins are conspicuous at every step.
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 (1.26.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mati, Mandya, Malina, Malin, Patri, Pata, Pat, Ekapara, Vapu, Vapus, Jvalat, Iva, Jara, Jaras, Deha, Prati, Sphurat, Dushkrit, Dushkrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.26.18). 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: “matirmāndyena malinā pātaikaparamaṃ vapuḥ ”
matir -
mati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

mati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
māndyena -
māndya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
malinā -
malinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

malin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

malin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
pātai -
pāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pāta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pātṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pāt (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pāt (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pāt (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√pā (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]

√pā (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]

√pā (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√pai (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
ekaparam -
ekapara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ekapara (noun, neuter)

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

ekaparā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative 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]
Line 2: “jvalatīva jarā dehe pratisphurati duṣkṛtam ”
jvalatī -
jvalat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jvalat (noun, neuter)

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

√jval -> jvalat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √jval class 1 verb]

√jval -> jvalat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [locative single from √jval class 1 verb]

√jval (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
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]
dehe -
deha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
prati -
prati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratī (noun, feminine)

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

pratī (noun, neuter)

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

prati (Preverb)

[Preverb]
sphurati -
sphurat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sphurat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
duṣkṛtam -
duṣkṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duṣkṛta (noun, neuter)

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

duṣkṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

duṣkṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]