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 1.17.24

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जराकुसुमितारूढा पातोत्पातफलावलिः ।
संसारजंगले दीर्घे तृष्णा विषलता तता ॥ २४ ॥

jarākusumitārūḍhā pātotpātaphalāvaliḥ |
saṃsārajaṃgale dīrghe tṛṣṇā viṣalatā tatā || 24 ||

Parsimony is as a poisonous plant growing in the wide wilderness of the world, bearing old age and infirmity as its flowers, and producing our troubles as its fruits.
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 (1.17.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jara, Kusumita, Arudha, Patri, Pata, Pat, Patu, Utpata, Phala, Phali, Ali, Samsara, Jangala, Dirgha, Trishna, Vishalata, Tata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.17.24). 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: “jarākusumitārūḍhā pātotpātaphalāvaliḥ ”
jarā -
jarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kusumitā -
kusumita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kusumita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kusumitā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]
pāto -
pāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pāta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pātṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pāt (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

pātu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pāt (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pāt (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√pā (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]

√pā (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]

√pā (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√pai (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
utpāta -
utpāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
phalāva -
phala (noun, masculine)

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

phali (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√phal (verb class 1)

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

[nominative single]
Line 2: “saṃsārajaṃgale dīrghe tṛṣṇā viṣalatā tatā ”
saṃsāra -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
jaṅgale -
jaṅgala (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jaṅgala (noun, neuter)

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

jaṅgalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
dīrghe -
dīrgha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dīrgha (noun, neuter)

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

dīrghā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
viṣalatā -
viṣalatā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]

√tan -> tatā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]