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 1.14.6

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पेलवं शरदीवाभ्रमस्नेह इव दीपकः ।
तरङ्गक इवालोलं गतमेवोपलक्ष्यते ॥ ६ ॥

pelavaṃ śaradīvābhramasneha iva dīpakaḥ |
taraṅgaka ivālolaṃ gatamevopalakṣyate || 6 ||

Fast as the fleeting clouds in autumn, and short as the light of an oilless lamp, our lives appear to pass away as evanescent as the rolling waves in the sea.
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 (1.14.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pelava, Sharad, Iva, Abhrama, Sneha, Dipaka, Tarangaka, Alola, Gata, Eva, Upalakshya, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.14.6). 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: “pelavaṃ śaradīvābhramasneha iva dīpakaḥ ”
pelavam -
pelava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pelava (noun, neuter)

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

pelavā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śaradī -
śarad (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
abhrama -
abhrama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

abhrama (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dīpakaḥ -
dīpaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “taraṅgaka ivālolaṃ gatamevopalakṣyate ”
taraṅgaka* -
taraṅgaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
alolam -
alola (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

alola (noun, neuter)

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

alolā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√lul (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
gatam -
gat (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

gata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

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

gatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
evo -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

upalakṣya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]