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 6.7.18

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जिह्वा जर्जरतामेति प्राकृतानुनयज्वरैः ।
पद्मकोटरकोणस्थमपि सूत्रं हिमैरिव ॥ १८ ॥

jihvā jarjaratāmeti prākṛtānunayajvaraiḥ |
padmakoṭarakoṇasthamapi sūtraṃ himairiva || 18 ||

The flippant tongue within the mouth, becomes faint with cringing flattery; as the pistil rising from the seed vessel, becomes languid under the freezing frost.
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 (6.7.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jihva, Jarjara, Tama, Tami, Iti, Prakrita, Anunaya, Jvara, Padmaka, Uta, Tha, Api, Sutra, Hima, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.7.18). 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: “jihvā jarjaratāmeti prākṛtānunayajvaraiḥ ”
jihvā* -
jihva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jihvā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

jarjara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tāme -
tāma (noun, masculine)

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

tāmi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
prākṛtā -
prākṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prākṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prākṛtā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

anunaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jvaraiḥ -
jvara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “padmakoṭarakoṇasthamapi sūtraṃ himairiva ”
padmako -
padmaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

padmaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

padmakā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
rako -
ṇas -
ṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tham -
tha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sūtram -
sūtra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
himair -
hima (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

hima (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]