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 5.64.21

< Previous

Next >

आशापाशशतैर्बद्धं भोगोलपसुलालसम् ।
जराजर्जरिताकारं शोकोच्छ्वासकदर्थितम् ॥ २१ ॥

āśāpāśaśatairbaddhaṃ bhogolapasulālasam |
jarājarjaritākāraṃ śokocchvāsakadarthitam || 21 ||

Our lives are interwoven with a hundred threads of hopes and fears, and we are as greedy as bulls of their fodder of straws. We are at last over taken by old age and decrepitude, and are carried away with sorrow and sighs.
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 (5.64.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashapasha, Shata, Baddha, Bhoga, Ulapa, Sula, Alas, Alasa, Jarajarjarita, Akara, Shoka, Ucchvasa, Kadarthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.64.21). 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: “āśāpāśaśatairbaddhaṃ bhogolapasulālasam ”
āśāpāśa -
āśāpāśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āśāpāśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śatair -
śata (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
baddham -
baddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

baddha (noun, neuter)

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

baddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhogo -
bhoga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhoga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhogā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
sulā -
sula (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sula (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
alasam -
alasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

alasa (noun, neuter)

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

alasā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

alas (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√las (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
Line 2: “jarājarjaritākāraṃ śokocchvāsakadarthitam ”
jarājarjaritā -
jarājarjarita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jarājarjarita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
akāram -
akāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
śoko -
śoka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śoka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śokā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√śuk (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ucchvāsa -
ucchvāsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kadarthitam -
kadarthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kadarthita (noun, neuter)

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

kadarthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]