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 1.22.6

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दासाः पुत्राः स्त्रियश्चैव बान्धवाः सुहृदस्तथा ।
हसन्त्युन्मत्तकमिव नरं वार्धककम्पितम् ॥ ६ ॥

dāsāḥ putrāḥ striyaścaiva bāndhavāḥ suhṛdastathā |
hasantyunmattakamiva naraṃ vārdhakakampitam || 6 ||

A man in his state of tottering old age, is scoffed at as a dotard by his own sons and servants, and even by his wife, and all his friends and relations.
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 (1.22.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dasa, Putra, Stri, Bandhava, Suhrid, Suhrida, Tatha, Hasanti, Hasat, Unmattaka, Iva, Nara, Dah, Akampita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.22.6). 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: “dāsāḥ putrāḥ striyaścaiva bāndhavāḥ suhṛdastathā ”
dāsāḥ -
dāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dāsā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
putrāḥ -
putra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

putrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
striyaś -
strī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
bāndhavāḥ -
bāndhava (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
suhṛdas -
suhṛd (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

suhṛd (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

suhṛda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “hasantyunmattakamiva naraṃ vārdhakakampitam ”
hasantyu -
hasantī (noun, feminine)

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

hasat (noun, neuter)

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

√has -> hasat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √has class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √has class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √has class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √has class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √has class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √has class 1 verb]

√has -> hasantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √has class 1 verb], [vocative single from √has class 1 verb]

√has (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
unmattakam -
unmattaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

unmattaka (noun, neuter)

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

unmattakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
naram -
nara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

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

narā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vār -
vār (noun, masculine)

[compound]

vār (noun, neuter)

[compound]
dhak -
dah (noun, masculine)

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

dah (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
akampitam -
akampita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akampita (noun, neuter)

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

akampitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]