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 4.57.51

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वनमालामृगा मुग्धाः पुरसंचारसंस्थितौ ।
बालबुद्धिविनोदाय योजिताश्चर्मपुत्रिकाः ॥ ५१ ॥

vanamālāmṛgā mugdhāḥ purasaṃcārasaṃsthitau |
bālabuddhivinodāya yojitāścarmaputrikāḥ || 51 ||

Men were as dolls covered with skin for the amusement of boys, and they are continually roving in quest of sustenance, like the cattle running towards their pasture grounds.
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 (4.57.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vanamala, Ric, Mugdha, Purasa, Cara, Samsthita, Samsthiti, Bala, Vinoda, Yojita, Carma, Carman, Putrika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.57.51). 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: “vanamālāmṛgā mugdhāḥ purasaṃcārasaṃsthitau ”
vanamālām -
vanamālā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ṛg -
ṛc (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
ā* -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ā (noun, feminine)

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

o (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
mugdhāḥ -
mugdha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mugdhā (noun, feminine)

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

√muh -> mugdha (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb]

√muh -> mugdhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √muh class 4 verb]
purasañ -
purasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

purasa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
cāra -
cāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃsthitau -
saṃsthita (noun, masculine)

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

saṃsthiti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “bālabuddhivinodāya yojitāścarmaputrikāḥ ”
bāla -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bāla (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]
vinodāya -
vinoda (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
yojitāś -
yojita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

yojitā (noun, feminine)

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

√yuj -> yojita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √yuj], [vocative plural from √yuj]

√yuj -> yojitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √yuj], [vocative plural from √yuj], [accusative plural from √yuj]
carma -
carma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

carma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

carman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
putrikāḥ -
putrikā (noun, feminine)

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

putrika (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]