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 5.14.17

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कियन्तः पश्य पशवः प्रत्यहं प्रतिमण्डलम् ।
सूनावद्भिर्निहन्यन्ते कैवात्र परिदेवना ॥ १७ ॥

kiyantaḥ paśya paśavaḥ pratyahaṃ pratimaṇḍalam |
sūnāvadbhirnihanyante kaivātra paridevanā || 17 ||

What pity shall I take for them, that are seen every day to perish under the jaws of death, like numbers of animals immolated in the shambles.
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 (5.14.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kiyat, Pashya, Pashu, Pratyaha, Pratimandala, Suna, Sunu, Nihan, Anta, Anti, Eva, Paridevana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.14.17). 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: “kiyantaḥ paśya paśavaḥ pratyahaṃ pratimaṇḍalam ”
kiyantaḥ -
kiyat (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
paśya -
paśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
paśavaḥ -
paśu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
pratyaham -
pratyaha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pratyaha (noun, neuter)

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

pratyahā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pratimaṇḍalam -
pratimaṇḍala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “sūnāvadbhirnihanyante kaivātra paridevanā ”
sūnāva -
sūna (noun, masculine)

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

sūnu (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

sūnu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√sū -> sūna (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūna (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √sū class 2 verb]
adbhir -
ap (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]

ad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
nihanya -
nihan (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
ante -
anta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anta (noun, neuter)

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

antā (noun, feminine)

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

anti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√ant (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
kai -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
evāt -
eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]