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 3.16.48

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कार्श्यमाप क्षणेनासौ बाला विरसतां गता ।
यथा स्रोतस्विनी स्रोतक्षये क्षारविधूसरा ॥ ४८ ॥

kārśyamāpa kṣaṇenāsau bālā virasatāṃ gatā |
yathā srotasvinī srotakṣaye kṣāravidhūsarā || 48 ||

She became leaner every moment, in her sad melancholy; and turned as a dried channel covered with dirt in lieu of its water.
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 (3.16.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karshya, Apa, Kshana, Asi, Asu, Adah, Bala, Virasa, Gat, Gata, Yatha, Srotasvini, Srota, Kshaya, Kshi, Kshara, Vidhusara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.16.48). 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: “kārśyamāpa kṣaṇenāsau bālā virasatāṃ gatā ”
kārśyam -
kārśya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kārśya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āpa -
āpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√āp (verb class 5)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
kṣaṇenā -
kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
bālā* -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
virasa -
virasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

virasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gatā -
gat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “yathā srotasvinī srotakṣaye kṣāravidhūsarā ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
srotasvinī -
srotasvinī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
srota -
srota (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

srota (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣaye -
kṣaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kṣaya (noun, neuter)

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

kṣayā (noun, feminine)

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

kṣi (noun, feminine)

[dative single]
kṣāra -
kṣāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣāra (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]