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 1.20.19

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शक्यते घनकल्लोला भीमा लङ्घयितुं नदी ।
न तु तारुण्यतरला तृष्णातरलितान्तरा ॥ १९ ॥

śakyate ghanakallolā bhīmā laṅghayituṃ nadī |
na tu tāruṇyataralā tṛṣṇātaralitāntarā || 19 ||

It is possible for one to cross over a river made terrible by its waves, but no way possible to him to get over the boisterous expanse of his youthful desires.
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 (1.20.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shakyata, Ghana, Kallola, Bhima, Nadi, Nadin, Tarunya, Tarala, Trishna, Taralita, Tara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.20.19). 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: “śakyate ghanakallolā bhīmā laṅghayituṃ nadī ”
śakyate -
śakyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√śak (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]
ghana -
ghana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ghana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kallolā* -
kallola (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kallolā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhīmā* -
bhīma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhīmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
laṅghayitum -
√laṅgh -> laṅghayitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √laṅgh]

√laṅgh -> laṅghayitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √laṅgh]
nadī -
nadī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

nadi (noun, masculine)

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

nadi (noun, feminine)

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

nadin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “na tu tāruṇyataralā tṛṣṇātaralitāntarā ”
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
tāruṇya -
tāruṇya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
taralā -
taralā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tṛṣṇā -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
taralitān -
taralita (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tarā -
tarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]