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 1.17.28

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नष्टमुत्सृज्य तिष्ठन्तं तृष्णा वृक्षमिवापरम् ।
पुरुषात्पुरुषं याति तृष्णा लोलेव पक्षिणी ॥ २८ ॥

naṣṭamutsṛjya tiṣṭhantaṃ tṛṣṇā vṛkṣamivāparam |
puruṣātpuruṣaṃ yāti tṛṣṇā loleva pakṣiṇī || 28 ||

Avarice is as inconstant as a female bird, which changes her mates at times, and quits the arbor that no longer bears any fruit.
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 (1.17.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nashta, Utsrijya, Tishthat, Trishna, Vriksha, Iva, Aparam, Apara, Purusha, Purushad, Yat, Yati, Pakshini, Pakshin, Pakshi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.17.28). 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: “naṣṭamutsṛjya tiṣṭhantaṃ tṛṣṇā vṛkṣamivāparam ”
naṣṭam -
naṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

naṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

naṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √naś class 1 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb]
utsṛjya -
utsṛjya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

utsṛjya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

utsṛjya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tiṣṭhantam -
√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
tṛṣṇā* -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

vṛkṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aparam -
aparam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

apara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

apara (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “puruṣātpuruṣaṃ yāti tṛṣṇā loleva pakṣiṇī ”
puruṣāt -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

puruṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

puruṣād (noun, masculine)

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

puruṣād (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
puruṣam -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

puruṣa (noun, neuter)

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

puruṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yāti -
yāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, neuter)

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

yāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
tṛṣṇā* -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
loleva -
√lul (verb class 1)

[optative active first dual]
pakṣiṇī -
pakṣiṇī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

pakṣin (noun, neuter)

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

pakṣī (noun, neuter)

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