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 4.42.46

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मृगं यूथादिव भ्रष्टं शोकोपहतचेतनम् ।
पतङ्गकमिव ज्वालादग्धं विषयपावके ॥ ४६ ॥

mṛgaṃ yūthādiva bhraṣṭaṃ śokopahatacetanam |
pataṅgakamiva jvālādagdhaṃ viṣayapāvake || 46 ||

It is like a lost stag straying out of its herd, and like one demented by his sorrows; or more like a moth singed by the flame of world affairs.
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 (4.42.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mriga, Yutha, Iva, Bhrashta, Shokopahata, Cetana, Patangaka, Jvala, Gdha, Vishaya, Pavaka, Pavaki,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.42.46). 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: “mṛgaṃ yūthādiva bhraṣṭaṃ śokopahatacetanam ”
mṛgam -
mṛga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mṛgā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yūthād -
yūtha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

yūtha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhraṣṭam -
bhraṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhraṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

bhraṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śokopahata -
śokopahata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śokopahata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cetanam -
cetana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cetana (noun, neuter)

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

cetanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “pataṅgakamiva jvālādagdhaṃ viṣayapāvake ”
pataṅgakam -
pataṅgaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
jvālād -
jvāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

jvāla (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
gdham -
gdha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gdha (noun, neuter)

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

gdhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
viṣaya -
viṣaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pāvake -
pāvaka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pāvaka (noun, neuter)

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

pāvakā (noun, feminine)

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

pāvaki (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]