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 1.18.47

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दहनैकार्थयोग्यानि कायकाष्ठानि भूरिशः ।
संसाराब्धाविहोह्यन्ते कंचित्तेषु नरं विदुः ॥ ४७ ॥

dahanaikārthayogyāni kāyakāṣṭhāni bhūriśaḥ |
saṃsārābdhāvihohyante kaṃcitteṣu naraṃ viduḥ || 47 ||

Our bodies floating as heaps of wood on the waves of the world, serve at last for the fuel of funeral fire (on the pile); except a few of these which pass for human bodies in the sight of the wise.
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 (1.18.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dahana, Ekartha, Uksh, Yani, Yat, Kayaka, Tha, Ani, Bhurishah, Samsarabdhi, Iha, Kanci, Tta, Nara, Vidu, Vidus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.18.47). 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: “dahanaikārthayogyāni kāyakāṣṭhāni bhūriśaḥ ”
dahanai -
dahana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dahana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dahanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ekārthayo -
ekārthā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
ug -
ukṣ (noun, masculine)

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

ukṣ (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
yāni -
yānī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

√yā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first single]
kāyakāṣ -
kāyaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kāyakā (noun, feminine)

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

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

[compound], [adverb]

anī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
bhūriśaḥ -
bhūriśaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “saṃsārābdhāvihohyante kaṃcitteṣu naraṃ viduḥ ”
saṃsārābdhāvi -
saṃsārābdhi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
iho -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
uhyante -
√uh (verb class 1)

[present passive third plural]

√vah (verb class 1)

[present passive third plural]
kañci -
kañcī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

kañcī (noun, feminine)

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

kañcī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tteṣu -
tta (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

tta (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
naram -
nara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

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

narā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
viduḥ -
vidus (noun, masculine)

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

vidus (noun, neuter)

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

vidu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vidu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vid (verb class 2)

[perfect active third plural]