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 6.84.30

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समर्था न वनावासे योषितः कठिना अपि ।
कानने पुष्पमञ्जर्यः सोढुं शस्त्रालिमक्षमाः ॥ ३० ॥

samarthā na vanāvāse yoṣitaḥ kaṭhinā api |
kānane puṣpamañjaryaḥ soḍhuṃ śastrālimakṣamāḥ || 30 ||

Women however hardy they may be, are never able to endure the hardships of forest life; as it is impossible for the tender tendril to withstand the stroke of the felling axe.
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 (6.84.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samartha, Vana, Vani, Vanu, Asa, Yoshit, Kathina, Api, Kanana, Pushpa, Manjari, Shastra, Shastri, Kshama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.84.30). 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: “samarthā na vanāvāse yoṣitaḥ kaṭhinā api ”
samarthā* -
samartha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

samarthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vanāvā -
vana (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vani (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

vani (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vanu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√van (verb class 1)

[imperative active first dual]
āse -
āsa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āsa (noun, neuter)

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

√ās (verb class 2)

[present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
yoṣitaḥ -
yoṣit (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
kaṭhinā* -
kaṭhina (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kaṭhinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
Line 2: “kānane puṣpamañjaryaḥ soḍhuṃ śastrālimakṣamāḥ ”
kānane -
kānana (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
puṣpa -
puṣpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

puṣpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mañjaryaḥ -
mañjarī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Cannot analyse soḍhum*śa
śastrā -
śastra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śastṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]

śastra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ālima -
√al (verb class 1)

[perfect active first plural]
kṣamāḥ -
kṣama (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kṣamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]