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 1.22.16

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जराकुसुमितं देहद्रुमं दृष्ट्वैव दूरतः ।
अध्यापतति वेगेन मुने मरणमर्कटः ॥ १६ ॥

jarākusumitaṃ dehadrumaṃ dṛṣṭvaiva dūrataḥ |
adhyāpatati vegena mune maraṇamarkaṭaḥ || 16 ||

Death overtakes a man in his hoary old age, just as an ape alights on a tree covered with pearly flowers.
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 (1.22.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jara, Kusumita, Deha, Druma, Duratah, Duratas, Adhi, Patat, Vega, Muni, Marana, Arka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.22.16). 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: “jarākusumitaṃ dehadrumaṃ dṛṣṭvaiva dūrataḥ ”
jarā -
jarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kusumitam -
kusumita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kusumita (noun, neuter)

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

kusumitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
deha -
deha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dah (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
drumam -
druma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

drumā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dṛṣṭvai -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

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

[imperfect active first dual]
dūrataḥ -
dūrataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dūratas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “adhyāpatati vegena mune maraṇamarkaṭaḥ ”
adhyā -
adhi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

adhī (noun, masculine)

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

adhī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

adhyā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
patati -
patat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

patat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√pat -> patat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat -> patat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
vegena -
vega (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
mune -
muni (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mū (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
maraṇam -
maraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
arka -
arka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

arka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ṭaḥ -
ṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]