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 1.17.40

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क्षणमालोकविमला सान्धकारलवा क्षणम् ।
व्योमवीथ्युपमा तृष्णा नीहारगहना क्षणम् ॥ ४० ॥

kṣaṇamālokavimalā sāndhakāralavā kṣaṇam |
vyomavīthyupamā tṛṣṇā nīhāragahanā kṣaṇam || 40 ||

Our wishes are sometimes as pure as light and at others as foul as darkness; now they are as clear as the milky way, and again as obscure as thickest mists.
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 (1.17.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshanam, Kshana, Aloka, Vimala, Sandha, Kara, Vyoman, Vyoma, Vithi, Upama, Trishna, Nihara, Gahana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.17.40). 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: “kṣaṇamālokavimalā sāndhakāralavā kṣaṇam ”
kṣaṇam -
kṣaṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āloka -
āloka (noun, masculine)

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

[nominative single]
sāndha -
sāndha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sāndha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāra -
kāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lavā -
lo (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
kṣaṇam -
kṣaṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “vyomavīthyupamā tṛṣṇā nīhāragahanā kṣaṇam ”
vyoma -
vyoman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

vyoman (noun, neuter)

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

vyoma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vīthyu -
vīthi (noun, feminine)

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

vīthī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
upamā -
upamā (noun, feminine)

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

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

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

[nominative single]
kṣaṇam -
kṣaṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]