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 3.71.3

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चिन्तयामास हा कष्टं किमहं सूचिता गता ।
सूक्ष्मास्मि हतशक्तिश्च अपि ग्रासो न माति च ॥ ३ ॥

cintayāmāsa hā kaṣṭaṃ kimahaṃ sūcitā gatā |
sūkṣmāsmi hataśaktiśca api grāso na māti ca || 3 ||

She thought in herself, O pity it is! that I came to be a vile needle; with so weak and slender a body, that I can take nothing for my food.
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 (3.71.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Han, Kashtam, Kashta, Kim, Aha, Asmad, Sucita, Gat, Gata, Sukshma, Hata, Shakti, Api, Grasa, Mati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.71.3). 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: “cintayāmāsa hā kaṣṭaṃ kimahaṃ sūcitā gatā ”
cintayāmā -
√cint (verb class 10)

[imperative active first plural]
asa -
asan (noun, neuter)

[compound]
hā -
hā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

han (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√hā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kaṣṭam -
kaṣṭam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

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

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
sūcitā* -
sūcita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sūcitā (noun, feminine)

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

√sūc -> sūcita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sūc class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sūc class 10 verb]

√sūc -> sūcitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sūc class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sūc class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √sūc class 10 verb]
gatā -
gat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sūkṣmāsmi hataśaktiśca api grāso na māti ca ”
sūkṣmā -
sūkṣma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sūkṣma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sūkṣmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asmi -
√as (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
hata -
hata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√han -> hata (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]

√han -> hata (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]

√han (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
śaktiś -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

śakti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
grāso* -
grāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

mātī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]