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 1.19.29

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उड्डीतुमभिवाञ्छन्ति पक्षाभ्यां क्षुत्परायणाः ।
भयाहारपरा नित्यं बाला विहगधर्मिणः ॥ २९ ॥

uḍḍītumabhivāñchanti pakṣābhyāṃ kṣutparāyaṇāḥ |
bhayāhāraparā nityaṃ bālā vihagadharmiṇaḥ || 29 ||

Boys are of the nature of birds, being both subject to fear and hunger, and ready to fly about when impelled by them.
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 (1.19.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ush, Abhivat, Shanti, Paksha, Kshutpara, Bha, Bhaya, Ahara, Para, Nityam, Nitya, Bala, Vihaga, Dharmin, Dharmi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.19.29). 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: “uḍḍītumabhivāñchanti pakṣābhyāṃ kṣutparāyaṇāḥ ”
uḍ -
uṣ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
ḍītum -
√ḍī -> ḍītum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √ḍī]

√ḍī -> ḍītum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √ḍī]
abhivāñch -
abhivat (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

śanti (noun, neuter)

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

śanti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
pakṣābhyām -
pakṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

pakṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

pakṣā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
kṣutparāya -
kṣutpara (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

kṣutpara (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
ṇāḥ -
ṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “bhayāhāraparā nityaṃ bālā vihagadharmiṇaḥ ”
bhayā -
bhaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

bhayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√bhī (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

āhāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
parā* -
para (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

parā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

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

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bālā* -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bālā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
dharmiṇaḥ -
dharmin (noun, masculine)

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

dharmin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

dharmī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]