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 5.15.16

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मूलान्यपि सुसूक्ष्माणि कठिनाशयकर्कशा ।
तृष्णा परशुधारेव वल्गन्ति विनिकृन्तति ॥ १६ ॥

mūlānyapi susūkṣmāṇi kaṭhināśayakarkaśā |
tṛṣṇā paraśudhāreva valganti vinikṛntati || 16 ||

The rude, rough and hard-hearted avarice, breaks and cuts down the tender roots of virtues, with the remorseless axe of its hardihood.
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 (5.15.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mula, Api, Susukshma, Kathina, Ashaya, Karkasha, Trishna, Dhara, Dhari, Iva, Valgat, Valganti, Krintat, Krintati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.15.16). 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: “mūlānyapi susūkṣmāṇi kaṭhināśayakarkaśā ”
mūlānya -
mūla (noun, neuter)

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

√mūl (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
susūkṣmāṇi -
susūkṣma (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kaṭhinā -
kaṭhina (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kaṭhina (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kaṭhinā (noun, feminine)

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

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

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tṛṣṇā paraśudhāreva valganti vinikṛntati ”
tṛṣṇā -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]
dhāre -
dhāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

dhāra (noun, neuter)

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

dhārā (noun, feminine)

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

dhāri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

dhāri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
valganti -
√valg -> valgat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √valg class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √valg class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √valg class 1 verb]

√valg -> valgantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √valg class 1 verb]

√valg (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
vini -
vi (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

vī (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

vini (Preverb)

[Preverb]
kṛntati -
√kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]

√kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]

√kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṛt class 7 verb]

√kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √kṛt class 7 verb]

√kṛt -> kṛntatī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √kṛt class 7 verb]

√kṛt (verb class 6)

[present active third single]