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 3.27.55

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शाल्मलीदललोलानामान्दोलनदरिद्रताम् ।
मशकस्य मयालोक्य दीनं मशकया स्मितम् ॥ ५५ ॥

śālmalīdalalolānāmāndolanadaridratām |
maśakasya mayālokya dīnaṃ maśakayā smitam || 55 ||

Then seeing a poor gnat hanging on the moving leaf of a Salmali branch, I became its associate and as contemptible a thing like itself.
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 (3.27.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shalmali, Shalmalin, Dala, Lola, Andolana, Daridrat, Daridrata, Mashaka, Maya, Asmad, Alokya, Dinam, Dina, Smita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.27.55). 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: “śālmalīdalalolānāmāndolanadaridratām ”
śālmalī -
śālmalī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śālmalin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dala -
dala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dal (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
lolānām -
lola (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

lola (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

lolā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
āndolana -
āndolana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
daridratām -
daridrat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

daridrat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

daridratā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “maśakasya mayālokya dīnaṃ maśakayā smitam ”
maśakasya -
maśaka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
mayā -
maya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]

√mā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√may (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√mī (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
alokya -
alokya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

alokya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dīnam -
dīnam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dīna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dīna (noun, neuter)

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

dīnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
maśakayā -
maśakā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
smitam -
smita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

smita (noun, neuter)

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

smitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√smi -> smita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √smi class 1 verb]

√smi -> smita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √smi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smi class 1 verb]