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 1.10.17

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भोजनं शयनं यानं विलासं स्नानमासनम् ।
उन्मत्तचेष्टित इव नाभिनन्दत्यनिन्दितम् ॥ १७ ॥

bhojanaṃ śayanaṃ yānaṃ vilāsaṃ snānamāsanam |
unmattaceṣṭita iva nābhinandatyaninditam || 17 ||

His doings are like those of a madman, who takes no delight at his food or rest, his vehicles or seats, his baths and other pleasures, however excellent they be.
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 (1.10.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhojana, Shayana, Yana, Vilasa, Snana, Asana, Unmatta, Ceshtita, Iva, Nabh, Nabhi, Nandat, Anindita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.10.17). 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: “bhojanaṃ śayanaṃ yānaṃ vilāsaṃ snānamāsanam ”
bhojanam -
bhojana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhojana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śayanam -
śayana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śayana (noun, neuter)

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

śayanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yānam -
yāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yāna (noun, neuter)

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

yānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vilāsam -
vilāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vilāsa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
snānam -
snāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āsanam -
āsana (noun, neuter)

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

āsanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “unmattaceṣṭita iva nābhinandatyaninditam ”
unmatta -
unmatta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

unmatta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ceṣṭita* -
ceṣṭita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ceṣṭ]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nābhi -
nābhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nābhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nābhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

nābhī (noun, feminine)

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

nābhī (noun, neuter)

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

nābh (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
nandatya -
√nand -> nandat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nand class 1 verb]

√nand -> nandat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √nand class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nand class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nand class 1 verb], [locative single from √nand class 1 verb]

√nand (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
aninditam -
anindita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

anindita (noun, neuter)

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

aninditā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]