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 1.20.14

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ये केचन समारम्भास्ते सर्वे सर्वदुःखदाः ।
तारुण्ये संनिधिं यान्ति महोत्पाता इव क्षये ॥ १४ ॥

ye kecana samārambhāste sarve sarvaduḥkhadāḥ |
tāruṇye saṃnidhiṃ yānti mahotpātā iva kṣaye || 14 ||

As the efforts of a dying man are all for his torment, so the exertions of the young are portentous of his destruction.
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 (1.20.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Kah, Kim, Cana, Samarambha, Tad, Yushmad, Sarva, Saru, Aduhkha, Tarunya, Samnidhi, Yantin, Yanti, Mahotpata, Iva, Kshaya, Kshi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.20.14). 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: “ye kecana samārambhāste sarve sarvaduḥkhadāḥ ”
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
ke -
ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
cana -
cana (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√can (verb class 1)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
sarve -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

sarvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sarva -
saru (noun, masculine)

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

saru (noun, neuter)

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

saru (noun, feminine)

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

sarva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
aduḥkha -
aduḥkha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aduḥkha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dāḥ -
da (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

dā (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “tāruṇye saṃnidhiṃ yānti mahotpātā iva kṣaye ”
tāruṇye -
tāruṇya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
saṃnidhim -
saṃnidhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
yānti -
yāntin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāntin (noun, neuter)

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

yāntī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

yāntī (noun, feminine)

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

yāntī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
mahotpātā* -
mahotpāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kṣaye -
kṣaya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kṣaya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kṣayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

kṣi (noun, feminine)

[dative single]