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 1.22.5

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अनायासकदर्थिन्या गृहीते जरसा जने ।
पलाय्य गच्छति प्रज्ञा सपत्न्येवाहताङ्गना ॥ ५ ॥

anāyāsakadarthinyā gṛhīte jarasā jane |
palāyya gacchati prajñā sapatnyevāhatāṅganā || 5 ||

Old age drives a man's good sense, as a good wife is driven away by her step dame.
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 (1.22.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Grihita, Grihiti, Jaras, Jana, Jani, Gacchat, Prajna, Sapatni, Vahat, Angana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.22.5). 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: “anāyāsakadarthinyā gṛhīte jarasā jane”
Cannot analyse anāyāsakadarthinyā*gṛ
gṛhīte -
gṛhīta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gṛhīta (noun, neuter)

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

gṛhītā (noun, feminine)

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

gṛhīti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√grah -> gṛhīta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √grah class 9 verb]

√grah -> gṛhīta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √grah class 9 verb], [locative single from √grah class 9 verb]

√grah -> gṛhītā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √grah class 9 verb]
jarasā -
jaras (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

jaras (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
jane -
jana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jana (noun, neuter)

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

janā (noun, feminine)

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

jani (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]

√jan (verb class 2)

[present middle first single]
Line 2: “palāyya gacchati prajñā sapatnyevāhatāṅganā”
palāyya -
gacchati -
gacchat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gacchat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√gam (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
prajñā -
prajñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sapatnye -
sapatnī (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
vāhatā -
√vāh -> vāhat (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √vāh class 1 verb]

√vāh -> vāhat (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √vāh class 1 verb]

√vāh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]
aṅganā -
aṅganā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]