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 1.17.22

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अनावर्जितचित्तापि सर्वमेवानुधावति ।
न चाप्नोति फलं किंचित्तृष्णा जीर्णेव कामिनी ॥ २२ ॥

anāvarjitacittāpi sarvamevānudhāvati |
na cāpnoti phalaṃ kiṃcittṛṣṇā jīrṇeva kāminī || 22 ||

Venality is like a churlish old woman, who from the incontinence of her heart, courts the company of every man, without gaining the object of her desire.
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 (1.17.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ana, Ani, Anu, Arjita, Citta, Api, Sarvam, Sarva, Eva, Udhan, Udha, Avat, Phala, Kincid, Kincit, Trishna, Jirna, Jirni, Iva, Kamin, Kamini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.17.22). 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: “anāvarjitacittāpi sarvamevānudhāvati ”
anāva -
ana (noun, masculine)

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

ani (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anu (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√an (verb class 2)

[imperative active first dual]
arjita -
arjita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

arjita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ṛj -> arjita (participle, masculine)

[compound from √ṛj]

√ṛj -> arjita (participle, neuter)

[compound from √ṛj]

√ṛj -> arjita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ṛj]

√ṛj -> arjita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ṛj]
cittā -
citta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

citta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cittā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√cit (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
evān -
eva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
udhā -
udhan (noun, neuter)

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

udhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
avati -
avat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

avat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√u -> avat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √u class 1 verb]

√u -> avat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √u class 1 verb]

√av (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

√u (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “na cāpnoti phalaṃ kiṃcittṛṣṇā jīrṇeva kāminī ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āpnoti -
√āp (verb class 5)

[present active third single]
phalam -
phala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

phala (noun, neuter)

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

phalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kiñcit -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

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

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

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

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

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

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tṛṣṇā* -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

jīrṇa (noun, neuter)

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

jīrṇā (noun, feminine)

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

jīrṇi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

jīrṇi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [locative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [locative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 9 verb], [locative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]

√jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jṝ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jṝ class 1 verb], [locative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √jṝ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √jṝ class 4 verb], [locative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √jṝ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √jṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √jṝ class 9 verb], [locative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]

√jṝ -> jīrṇā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jṝ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jṝ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √jṝ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √jṝ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √jṝ class 9 verb], [nominative dual from √jṝ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √jṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √jṝ class 9 verb]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kāminī -
kāminī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

kāmin (noun, neuter)

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