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 1.20.34

दिनानि कतिचिद्येयं फलिता देहजङ्गले ।
युवता शरदस्यां हि न समाश्वासमर्हथ ॥ ३४ ॥

dināni katicidyeyaṃ phalitā dehajaṅgale |
yuvatā śaradasyāṃ hi na samāśvāsamarhatha || 34 ||

There is no reliance in youth, which fades away as soon as summer flowers in this desert of the body.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.20.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dina, Cidi, Eya, Phalita, Deha, Jangala, Yuvat, Yuvata, Sharada, Samashvasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.20.34). 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: “dināni katicidyeyaṃ phalitā dehajaṅgale
  • dināni -
  • dina (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kati -
  • kati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • cidye -
  • cidi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cidi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cidi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • eyam -
  • i -> eya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> eya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • phalitā* -
  • phalita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    phalitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    phal -> phalita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √phal class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √phal class 1 verb]
    phal -> phalitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √phal class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √phal class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √phal class 1 verb]
  • deha -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dah (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • jaṅgale -
  • jaṅgala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jaṅgala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jaṅgalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “yuvatā śaradasyāṃ hi na samāśvāsamarhatha
  • yuvatā -
  • yuvat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuvat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    yuvatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yu -> yuvat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √yu class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √yu class 6 verb]
    yu -> yuvat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √yu class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √yu class 6 verb]
  • śaradasyā -
  • śarada (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śarada (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāśvāsam -
  • samāśvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • arhatha -
  • arh (verb class 1)
    [present active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.20.34

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 1.20.34 in Gujarati sript:
દિનાનિ કતિચિદ્યેયં ફલિતા દેહજઙ્ગલે ।
યુવતા શરદસ્યાં હિ ન સમાશ્વાસમર્હથ ॥ ૩૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 1.20.34 in Telugu sript:
దినాని కతిచిద్యేయం ఫలితా దేహజఙ్గలే ।
యువతా శరదస్యాం హి న సమాశ్వాసమర్హథ ॥ ౩౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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