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 6.115.28

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कट्वम्ललवणं तिक्तममृष्टं मृष्टमुत्तमम् ।
अधमं योऽत्ति साम्येन महाभोक्ता स उच्यते ॥ २८ ॥

kaṭvamlalavaṇaṃ tiktamamṛṣṭaṃ mṛṣṭamuttamam |
adhamaṃ yo'tti sāmyena mahābhoktā sa ucyate || 28 ||

He too is greatly gratified in himself, who tastes the sour and sweet, the bitter and pungent with equal zest; and relishes a savoury and an unsavoury dish with the same taste.
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 (6.115.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katu, Amlalavana, Tikta, Amrishta, Mrishta, Uttamam, Uttama, Adhama, Yah, Samya, Mah, Maha, Abhoktri, Sah, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.115.28). 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: “kaṭvamlalavaṇaṃ tiktamamṛṣṭaṃ mṛṣṭamuttamam ”
kaṭva -
kaṭu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

kaṭu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
amlalavaṇam -
amlalavaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

amlalavaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tiktam -
tikta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tikta (noun, neuter)

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

tiktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√tig -> tikta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √tig class 5 verb]

√tig -> tikta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √tig class 5 verb], [accusative single from √tig class 5 verb]

√tij -> tikta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √tij class 1 verb]

√tij -> tikta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √tij class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tij class 1 verb]

√tik -> tikta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √tik class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tik class 5 verb]

√tik -> tikta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √tik class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tik class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tik class 5 verb], [accusative single from √tik class 5 verb]
amṛṣṭam -
amṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

amṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

amṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mṛj (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second dual]
mṛṣṭam -
mṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

mṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mṛṣ -> mṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛṣ class 4 verb]

√mṛṣ -> mṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √mṛṣ class 4 verb]

√mṛch -> mṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mṛch class 6 verb]

√mṛch -> mṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mṛch class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛch class 6 verb]

√mṛj -> mṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mṛj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛj class 2 verb], [accusative single from √mṛj class 6 verb]

√mṛj -> mṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mṛj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛj class 2 verb], [accusative single from √mṛj class 2 verb], [nominative single from √mṛj class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛj class 6 verb]

√mṛś -> mṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mṛś class 6 verb]

√mṛś -> mṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mṛś class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛś class 6 verb]

√mṛj (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
uttamam -
uttamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uttama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttama (noun, neuter)

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

uttamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “adhamaṃ yo'tti sāmyena mahābhoktā sa ucyate ”
adhamam -
adhama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adhama (noun, neuter)

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

adhamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√dham (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
yo' -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
atti -
atti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

atti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√ad (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
sāmyena -
sāmya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
mahā -
maha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

maha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mah (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mahā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mah (verb class 1)

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

[nominative single]
sa* -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ucyate -
√uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √uc class 4 verb]

√vac (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]