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 5.52.20

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घ्राणमार्गमुपाश्रित्य शरीराम्भोजकोटरे ।
गन्धोन्मुखतया बन्धं मा त्वं संश्रय भृङ्गवत् ॥ २० ॥

ghrāṇamārgamupāśritya śarīrāmbhojakoṭare |
gandhonmukhatayā bandhaṃ mā tvaṃ saṃśraya bhṛṅgavat || 20 ||

Let not thy ardour for sweet odour, tempt thee to thy ruin; nor entice thee like the poor bees to the flavour of the liquor, exuding from the frontal proboscis of the elephant, only to be crushed by its trunk.
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 (5.52.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ghranamarga, Upa, Ashritya, Sharira, Ambhoja, Kotara, Gandha, Unmukhata, Bandha, Asmad, Tva, Yushmad, Samshraya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.52.20). 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: “ghrāṇamārgamupāśritya śarīrāmbhojakoṭare ”
ghrāṇamārgam -
ghrāṇamārga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ghrāṇamārga (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
upā -
upā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
āśritya -
āśritya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśritya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āśritya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śarīrā -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ambhoja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
koṭare -
koṭara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

koṭara (noun, neuter)

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

koṭarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “gandhonmukhatayā bandhaṃ mā tvaṃ saṃśraya bhṛṅgavat ”
gandho -
gandha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gandha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

gandhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
unmukhatayā -
unmukhatā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
bandham -
bandha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

√bandh -> bandham (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bandh]

√bandh -> bandham (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bandh]

√bandh -> bandham (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bandh]
mā -
mā (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
Cannot analyse bhṛṅgavat