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 1.20.40

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मानमोहान्मदोन्मत्तं यौवनं योऽभिलष्यति ।
अचिरेण स दुर्बुद्धिः पश्चात्तापेन युज्यते ॥ ४० ॥

mānamohānmadonmattaṃ yauvanaṃ yo'bhilaṣyati |
acireṇa sa durbuddhiḥ paścāttāpena yujyate || 40 ||

The foolish fellow who is fond of his youth which is flushed with pride and fraught with errors, comes to repent (of his folly) in a short time.
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 (1.20.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mana, Oha, Madonmatta, Yauvana, Yah, Abhi, Lashyat, Acirena, Acira, Durbuddhi, Pashcattapa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.20.40). 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: “mānamohānmadonmattaṃ yauvanaṃ yo'bhilaṣyati ”
mānam -
māna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

māna (noun, neuter)

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

√man -> māna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]

√man -> māna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
ohān -
oha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]

oha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
madonmattam -
madonmatta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

madonmatta (noun, neuter)

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

madonmattā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yauvanam -
yauvana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
yo' -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
abhi -
abhi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

abhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhi (noun, neuter)

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

abhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

abhī (noun, neuter)

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

abhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

abhi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
laṣyati -
√laṣ -> laṣyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √laṣ class 4 verb]

√laṣ -> laṣyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √laṣ class 4 verb]

√laṣ (verb class 4)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “acireṇa sa durbuddhiḥ paścāttāpena yujyate ”
acireṇa -
acireṇa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

acira (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

acira (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
durbuddhiḥ -
durbuddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

durbuddhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paścāttāpena -
paścāttāpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
yujyate -
√yuj (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]