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 7.120.12

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विलोलमञ्जरीजालतडित्सङ्गस्थितोऽसितः ।
चातकस्याम्बुदभ्रान्तिं तमालः कुरुते मुधा ॥ १२ ॥

vilolamañjarījālataḍitsaṅgasthito'sitaḥ |
cātakasyāmbudabhrāntiṃ tamālaḥ kurute mudhā || 12 ||

So the tamala tree with its blushing blossoms, beguile the thirsty chataka by its false appearance of a rainy cloud, so the fair outside of the fool, deceives the unwise by his inward foulness.
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 (7.120.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vilola, Manjarijala, Tadit, Sanga, Sthita, Asita, Cataka, Ambuda, Bhranti, Tamala, Kuruta, Mudha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.120.12). 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: “vilolamañjarījālataḍitsaṅgasthito'sitaḥ ”
vilola -
vilola (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vilola (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mañjarījāla -
mañjarījāla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
taḍit -
taḍit (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

taḍit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
saṅga -
saṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sthito' -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
asitaḥ -
asita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “cātakasyāmbudabhrāntiṃ tamālaḥ kurute mudhā ”
cātakasyā -
cātaka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
ambuda -
ambuda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhrāntim -
bhrānti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tamālaḥ -
tamāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kurute -
kurutā (noun, feminine)

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

kuruta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kuruta (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present middle third single]
mudhā -
mudhā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

mudhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]