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 4.27.18

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वासनातन्तुबद्धा ये आशापाशवशीकृताः ।
वश्यतां यान्ति ते लोके रज्जुबद्धाः खगा इव ॥ १८ ॥

vāsanātantubaddhā ye āśāpāśavaśīkṛtāḥ |
vaśyatāṃ yānti te loke rajjubaddhāḥ khagā iva || 18 ||

Those that are caught and bound fast in the net of their ambition, and led away by the thread of their expectation, are surely defeated in their aims, and are caught as birds by a string.
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 (4.27.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasana, Baddha, Yah, Yat, Ashapasha, Vashikrita, Vashyata, Yantin, Yanti, Tad, Yushmad, Loka, Khaga, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.27.18). 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: “vāsanātantubaddhā ye āśāpāśavaśīkṛtāḥ ”
vāsanāt -
vāsana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vāsana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
antu -
antu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
baddhā* -
baddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

baddhā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
āśāpāśa -
āśāpāśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āśāpāśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vaśīkṛtāḥ -
vaśīkṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vaśīkṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “vaśyatāṃ yānti te loke rajjubaddhāḥ khagā iva ”
vaśyatām -
vaśyatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
yānti -
yāntin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāntin (noun, neuter)

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

yāntī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

yāntī (noun, feminine)

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

yāntī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
loke -
loka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
rajju -
rajju (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
baddhāḥ -
baddha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

baddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
khagā* -
khaga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

khagā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]