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 3.17.8

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किं स्मृतास्मि त्वया वत्से धत्से किमिति शोकिताम् ।
संसारभ्रान्तयो भान्ति मृगतृष्णाम्बुवत्तधा ॥ ८ ॥

kiṃ smṛtāsmi tvayā vatse dhatse kimiti śokitām |
saṃsārabhrāntayo bhānti mṛgatṛṣṇāmbuvattadhā || 8 ||

"Why dost thou call me, child, and why art thou so sorrowful in thy countenance? The world is full of errors, glaring as false water in a mirage."
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 (3.17.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Smrita, Tva, Yushmad, Vatsa, Iti, Samsara, Bhranti, Mrigatrishna, Ambuvat, Tad, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.17.8). 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: “kiṃ smṛtāsmi tvayā vatse dhatse kimiti śokitām ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
smṛtā -
smṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

smṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

smṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
asmi -
√as (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
tvayā -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
vatse -
vatsa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vatsa (noun, neuter)

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

vatsā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
dhatse -
√dhā (verb class 3)

[present middle second single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
śokitā -
√śuk (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “saṃsārabhrāntayo bhānti mṛgatṛṣṇāmbuvattadhā ”
saṃsāra -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhānti -
√bhā (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
mṛgatṛṣṇā -
mṛgatṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound]

ambuvat (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

ambuvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]
hā -
hā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

han (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√hā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]