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 5.12.21

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प्रज्ञाविरहितं मूढमापदल्पापि बाधते ।
पेलवाचानिलकला सारहीनमिवोलपम् ॥ २१ ॥

prajñāvirahitaṃ mūḍhamāpadalpāpi bādhate |
pelavācānilakalā sārahīnamivolapam || 21 ||

The man that is devoid of his prescience, is overtaken even by small mishaps; as a light straw is blown away by the slightest breeze.
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 (5.12.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prajna, Prajnu, Hita, Mudha, Apad, Alpa, Api, Badhata, Pelava, Laka, Sara, Hina, Iva, Ulapa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.12.21). 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: “prajñāvirahitaṃ mūḍhamāpadalpāpi bādhate ”
prajñāvi -
prajña (noun, masculine)

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

prajñu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

prajñu (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
ira -
√ir (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
hitam -
hita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hita (noun, neuter)

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

hitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]

√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
mūḍham -
mūḍha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mūḍha (noun, neuter)

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

mūḍhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √muh class 4 verb]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √muh class 4 verb]
āpad -
āpad (noun, feminine)

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

√āp (verb class 5)

[aorist active third single]
alpā -
alpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

alpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

alpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
bādhate -
bādhatā (noun, feminine)

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

√bādh (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
Line 2: “pelavācānilakalā sārahīnamivolapam ”
pelavā -
pelava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pelava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pelavā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
acāni -
√ac (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]

√añc (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
laka -
laka (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
sāra -
sāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hīnam -
hīna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hīna (noun, neuter)

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

hīnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√hā -> hīna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]

√hā -> hīna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 3 verb]
ivo -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ulapam -
ulapa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ulapā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]