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 1.22.15

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सायंसंध्यां प्रजातां वै तमः समनुधावति ।
जरां वपुषि दृष्ट्वैव मृतिः समनुधावति ॥ १५ ॥

sāyaṃsaṃdhyāṃ prajātāṃ vai tamaḥ samanudhāvati |
jarāṃ vapuṣi dṛṣṭvaiva mṛtiḥ samanudhāvati || 15 ||

As darkness prevails over the world at the eve of the day, so doth death overtake the body at the eve of the life.
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 (1.22.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sayamsandhya, Prajata, Tama, Tamas, Samat, Udhan, Udha, Avat, Jara, Vapushi, Vapus, Mriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.22.15). 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: “sāyaṃsaṃdhyāṃ prajātāṃ vai tamaḥ samanudhāvati ”
sāyaṃsandhyām -
sāyaṃsandhyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
prajātām -
prajātā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
tamaḥ -
tamas (noun, neuter)

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

tama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
saman -
√sam -> samat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sam class 1 verb]
udhā -
udhan (noun, neuter)

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

udhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
avati -
avat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

avat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√u -> avat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √u class 1 verb]

√u -> avat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √u class 1 verb]

√av (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

√u (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “jarāṃ vapuṣi dṛṣṭvaiva mṛtiḥ samanudhāvati ”
jarām -
jarā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vapuṣi -
vapuṣī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

vapus (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vapus (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
dṛṣṭvai -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
mṛtiḥ -
mṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
saman -
√sam -> samat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sam class 1 verb]
udhā -
udhan (noun, neuter)

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

udhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
avati -
avat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

avat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√u -> avat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √u class 1 verb]

√u -> avat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √u class 1 verb]

√av (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

√u (verb class 1)

[present active third single]