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 3.84.8

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अज्वलन्नेव काष्ठेषु वह्निरर्थक्रियां यथा ।
करोति मर्कटादीनां शीतापहरणादिकम् ॥ ८ ॥

ajvalanneva kāṣṭheṣu vahnirarthakriyāṃ yathā |
karoti markaṭādīnāṃ śītāpaharaṇādikam || 8 ||

As wet wood when ignited, serves for the purpose of infusing heat, and inviting the apes of the forest to warm themselves in cold weather;so the externally shining appearance of the world, invites the ignorant to resort to it.
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 (3.84.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eva, Kashtha, Vahni, Arthakriya, Yatha, Karoti, Markata, Shita, Apaharana, Adika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.84.8). 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: “ajvalanneva kāṣṭheṣu vahnirarthakriyāṃ yathā ”
ajvalann -
√jval (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third plural]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāṣṭheṣu -
kāṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

kāṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
vahnir -
vahni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
arthakriyām -
arthakriyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “karoti markaṭādīnāṃ śītāpaharaṇādikam ”
karoti -
karoti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

karoti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

karoti (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present active third single]
markaṭād -
markaṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

markaṭa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
īnām -
i (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

ī (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

ī (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
śītā -
śīta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śīta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śītā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śi class 5 verb]

√śi -> śīta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śi class 5 verb]

√śi -> śītā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śi class 5 verb]

√śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śī class 4 verb]

√śī -> śīta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śī class 4 verb]

√śī -> śītā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śī class 4 verb]

√śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śyā class 1 verb]

√śyā -> śīta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śyā class 1 verb]

√śyā -> śītā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śyā class 1 verb]
apaharaṇā -
apaharaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
adikam -
adika (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adika (noun, neuter)

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