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 1.17.50

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अपि मेरुसमं प्राज्ञमपि शूरमपि स्थिरम् ।
तृणीकरोति तृष्णैका निमेषेण नरोत्तमम् ॥ ५० ॥

api merusamaṃ prājñamapi śūramapi sthiram |
tṛṇīkaroti tṛṣṇaikā nimeṣeṇa narottamam || 50 ||

Penury has the power of bemeaning the best of men to (the baseness of) straws in a moment, notwithstanding their wisdom, heroism and gravity in other respects.
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 (1.17.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Api, Samam, Sama, Prajna, Shura, Sthira, Tri, Trini, Karoti, Trishna, Aika, Nimesha, Narottama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.17.50). 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: “api merusamaṃ prājñamapi śūramapi sthiram ”
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
meru -
meru (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

meru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
samam -
samam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sama (noun, neuter)

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

samā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prājñam -
prājña (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prājña (noun, neuter)

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

prājñā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
śūram -
śūra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śūra (noun, neuter)

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

śūrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sthiram -
sthira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sthira (noun, neuter)

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

sthirā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “tṛṇīkaroti tṛṣṇaikā nimeṣeṇa narottamam ”
tṛṇī -
tṛṇī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tṛṇī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

tṛ (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
karoti -
karoti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

karoti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

karoti (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ (verb class 8)

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

[nominative single]
aikā* -
aika (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

aikā (noun, feminine)

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

[instrumental single]
narottamam -
narottama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]