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 1.19.20

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अजस्रवाष्पवदनः कर्दमाक्तो जडाशयः ।
वर्षोक्षितस्य तप्तस्य स्थलस्य सदृशः शिशुः ॥ २० ॥

ajasravāṣpavadanaḥ kardamākto jaḍāśayaḥ |
varṣokṣitasya taptasya sthalasya sadṛśaḥ śiśuḥ || 20 ||

A foolish fretful boy with his body daubed in mire with the tears in his eyes, appears as a heap of dry clay soiled by a shower of rain.
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 (1.19.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kardama, Akta, Jadashaya, Varsha, Varshu, Ukshita, Tapta, Sthala, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Shishu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.19.20). 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: “ajasravāṣpavadanaḥ kardamākto jaḍāśayaḥ ”
Cannot analyse ajasravāṣpavadanaḥ*ka
kardamā -
kardama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kardama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
akto* -
akta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jaḍāśayaḥ -
jaḍāśaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “varṣokṣitasya taptasya sthalasya sadṛśaḥ śiśuḥ ”
varṣo -
varṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

varṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

varṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

varṣu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

varṣu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√vṛṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ukṣitasya -
ukṣita (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ukṣita (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√ukṣ -> ukṣita (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √ukṣ class 1 verb]

√ukṣ -> ukṣita (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √ukṣ class 1 verb]
taptasya -
tapta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

tapta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√tap -> tapta (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √tap class 1 verb], [genitive single from √tap class 4 verb]

√tap -> tapta (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √tap class 1 verb], [genitive single from √tap class 4 verb]
sthalasya -
sthala (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

sthala (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
sadṛśaḥ -
sadṛś (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

sadṛś (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

sadṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śiśuḥ -
śiśu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

śiśu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]