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 5.46.21

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तत्रापश्यदसौ सर्वं विषण्णवदनं जनम् ।
जालं कुङ्कुमपुष्पाणां भुक्तमूलमिवाखुना ॥ २१ ॥

tatrāpaśyadasau sarvaṃ viṣaṇṇavadanaṃ janam |
jālaṃ kuṅkumapuṣpāṇāṃ bhuktamūlamivākhunā || 21 ||

He beheld all persons there sitting in a melancholy mood, with their downcast looks and drooping heads; like the bending tops of plants, eaten up at the root by mice and rats.
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 (5.46.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Apashyat, Asi, Asu, Adah, Sarvam, Sarva, Vishannavadana, Jana, Jala, Kunkuma, Pushpa, Bhukta, Mula, Iva, Akhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.46.21). 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: “tatrāpaśyadasau sarvaṃ viṣaṇṇavadanaṃ janam ”
tatrā -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
apaśyad -
apaśyat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

apaśyat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
viṣaṇṇavadanam -
viṣaṇṇavadana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viṣaṇṇavadana (noun, neuter)

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

viṣaṇṇavadanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
janam -
jana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jana (noun, neuter)

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

janā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “jālaṃ kuṅkumapuṣpāṇāṃ bhuktamūlamivākhunā ”
jālam -
jāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jāla (noun, neuter)

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

jālā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kuṅkuma -
kuṅkuma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kuṅkuma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
puṣpāṇām -
puṣpa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

puṣpa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

puṣpā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
bhukta -
bhukta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhukta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mūlam -
mūla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mūla (noun, neuter)

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

mūlā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ākhunā -
ākhu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]