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 1.22.21

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जरसोपहतो देहो धत्ते जर्जरतां गतः ।
तुषारनिकराकीर्णपरिम्लानाम्बुजश्रियम् ॥ २१ ॥

jarasopahato deho dhatte jarjaratāṃ gataḥ |
tuṣāranikarākīrṇaparimlānāmbujaśriyam || 21 ||

The body overtaken by old age becomes as pale and battered, as a lotus flower beaten by frost becomes withered and shattered.
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 (1.22.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jaras, Upahata, Deha, Jarjara, Gat, Gata, Tushara, Nikara, Akirna, Parimlana, Ambuja, Shri, Shriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.22.21). 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: “jarasopahato deho dhatte jarjaratāṃ gataḥ ”
jaraso -
jaras (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

jaras (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
upahato* -
upahata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
deho* -
deha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dhatte -
√dhā (verb class 3)

[present middle third single]
jarjara -
jarjara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jarjara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gataḥ -
gat (noun, masculine)

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

gat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tuṣāranikarākīrṇaparimlānāmbujaśriyam ”
tuṣāra -
tuṣāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tuṣāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nikarā -
nikara (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ākīrṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
parimlānā -
parimlāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

parimlāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

parimlānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ambuja -
ambuja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ambuja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śriyam -
śriyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

śriya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śriya (noun, neuter)

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

śrī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]