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 1.17.19

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तन्द्रीतन्त्रीगणैः कोशं दधाना परिवेष्टितम् ।
नानन्दे राजते ब्रह्मंस्तृष्णा जर्जरवल्लकी ॥ १९ ॥

tandrītantrīgaṇaiḥ kośaṃ dadhānā pariveṣṭitam |
nānande rājate brahmaṃstṛṣṇā jarjaravallakī || 19 ||

This body of ours shattered by our avarice is like a worn out lute, fastened by arteries resembling the wires, but emitting no pleasing sound.
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 (1.17.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tandri, Tandrin, Tantri, Tantrin, Gana, Kosha, Pariveshtita, Nananda, Rajata, Rajat, Jarjara, Vallaki,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.17.19). 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: “tandrītantrīgaṇaiḥ kośaṃ dadhānā pariveṣṭitam ”
tandrī -
tandrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

tandri (noun, masculine)

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

tandrin (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

tantri (noun, feminine)

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

tantrin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
gaṇaiḥ -
gaṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
kośam -
kośa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kośā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dadhānā -
pariveṣṭitam -
pariveṣṭita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pariveṣṭita (noun, neuter)

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

pariveṣṭitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “nānande rājate brahmaṃstṛṣṇā jarjaravallakī ”
nānande -
nānanda (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nānanda (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
rājate -
rājatā (noun, feminine)

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

rājata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

rājata (noun, neuter)

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

√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √rāj class 1 verb]

√rāj -> rājat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √rāj class 1 verb]

√rāj (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
Cannot analyse brahmaṃstṛṣṇā*ja
jarjara -
jarjara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jarjara (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [nominative single]