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 1.17.12

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दूरं दूरमितो गत्वा समेत्य च पुनःपुनः ।
भ्रमत्याशु दिगन्तेषु तृष्णोन्मत्ता तुरङ्गमी ॥ १२ ॥

dūraṃ dūramito gatvā sametya ca punaḥpunaḥ |
bhramatyāśu diganteṣu tṛṣṇonmattā turaṅgamī || 12 ||

Avarice like a heated-mare takes me far and farther still from my place, and brings me back to it again and again. Thus it hurries me up and down and to and fro in all directions for ever.
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 (1.17.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Duram, Dura, Itah, Ita, Puna, Bhramat, Ashu, Diganta, Trishna, Unmatta, Turangami,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.17.12). 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: “dūraṃ dūramito gatvā sametya ca punaḥpunaḥ ”
dūram -
dūram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dūra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dūra (noun, neuter)

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

dūrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dūram -
dūram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dūra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dūra (noun, neuter)

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

dūrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ito* -
itaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
gatvā -
√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]

√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]

√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]
samet -
√sam (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
ya -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “bhramatyāśu diganteṣu tṛṣṇonmattā turaṅgamī ”
bhramatyā -
bhramat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhramat (noun, neuter)

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

√bhram (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
āśu -
āśu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

āśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āśu (noun, neuter)

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

āśu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
diganteṣu -
diganta (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

diganta (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
tṛṣṇo -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
unmattā -
unmattā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
turaṅgamī -
turaṅgamī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]