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 1.16.16

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तरङ्गतरलास्फालवृत्तिना जडरूपिणा ।
तटवृक्ष इवौघेन ब्रह्मन्नीतोऽस्मि चेतसा ॥ १६ ॥

taraṅgataralāsphālavṛttinā jaḍarūpiṇā |
taṭavṛkṣa ivaughena brahmannīto'smi cetasā || 16 ||

I am borne away, O sage! by the current of my heart, as a tree on the bank is carried away by the waters and waves beating upon it.
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 (1.16.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Taranga, Tarala, Asphala, Jada, Rupin, Tata, Vriksha, Iva, Augha, Cetas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.16.16). 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: “taraṅgataralāsphālavṛttinā jaḍarūpiṇā ”
taraṅga -
taraṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

taraṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
taralā -
tarala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tarala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

taralā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
vṛtti -
vṛtti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
nā* -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jaḍa -
jaḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jaḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rūpiṇā -
rūpin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rūpin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “taṭavṛkṣa ivaughena brahmannīto'smi cetasā ”
taṭa -
taṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√taṭ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
vṛkṣa* -
vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ivau -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aughena -
augha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
Cannot analyse brahmannīto'smi*ce
cetasā -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]