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 1.21.2

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त्वङ्मांसरक्तबाष्पाम्बु पृथक्कृत्वा विलोचनम् ।
समालोकय रम्यं चेत्किं मुधा परिमुह्यसि ॥ २ ॥

tvaṅmāṃsaraktabāṣpāmbu pṛthakkṛtvā vilocanam |
samālokaya ramyaṃ cetkiṃ mudhā parimuhyasi || 2 ||

Can you find any thing beautiful in the female form, separated from its (component parts of the) flesh, skin, blood and water, that is worth beholding? Why then dote upon it?
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 (1.21.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tvac, Mamsa, Rakta, Bashpambu, Prithak, Kritva, Kritvan, Vilocana, Samaloka, Ramya, Mudha, Pari, Uhya, Asi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.21.2). 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: “tvaṅmāṃsaraktabāṣpāmbu pṛthakkṛtvā vilocanam ”
tvaṅ -
tvac (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
māṃsa -
māṃsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

māṃsa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rakta -
rakta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rakta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]

√rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]

√raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]

√raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]

√rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]

√rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
bāṣpāmbu -
bāṣpāmbu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pṛthak -
pṛthak (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vilocanam -
vilocana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vilocana (noun, neuter)

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

vilocanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “samālokaya ramyaṃ cetkiṃ mudhā parimuhyasi ”
samāloka -
samāloka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ya -
ramyam -
ramya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ramya (noun, neuter)

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

ramyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √ram]

√ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √ram]

√ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √ram]

√ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram]

√ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ram], [accusative single from √ram]
Cannot analyse cetkim*mu
mudhā -
mudhā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

mudhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
parim -
pari (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

pari (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
uhya -
√uh -> uhya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √uh]

√vah -> uhya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vah]

uhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√u (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
asi -
asi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]