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 5.15.17

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निपतत्यवटे मूढस्तृष्णामनुसरज्जनः ।
नीलामनुपतञ्छ्वभ्रतृणशाखां यथैणकः ॥ १७ ॥

nipatatyavaṭe mūḍhastṛṣṇāmanusarajjanaḥ |
nīlāmanupatañchvabhratṛṇaśākhāṃ yathaiṇakaḥ || 17 ||

Foolish men led by avarice, fall into the hell pit, like the ignorant deer into the black hole; by being enticed by the blades of grass, scattered upon its covering top.
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 (5.15.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nipa, Tati, Avata, Avati, Patat, Shvabhra, Trina, Shakha, Yatha, Enaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.15.17). 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: “nipatatyavaṭe mūḍhastṛṣṇāmanusarajjanaḥ ”
nipa -
nipa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nipa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tatya -
tati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√tan -> tatya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tan]
avaṭe -
avaṭa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

avaṭi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√vaṭ (verb class 1)

[imperfect middle first single]
Cannot analyse mūḍhastṛṣṇāmanusarajjanaḥ
Line 2: “nīlāmanupatañchvabhratṛṇaśākhāṃ yathaiṇakaḥ ”
nīlāma -
√nīl (verb class 1)

[imperative active first plural]
nu -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
patañch -
patat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√pat -> patat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]
śvabhra -
śvabhra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śvabhra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tṛṇa -
tṛṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tṛṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śākhām -
śākhā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
yathai -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
eṇakaḥ -
eṇaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]