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 1.22.22

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जरा ज्योत्स्नोदितैवेयं शिरःशिखरिपृष्ठतः ।
विकासयति संरब्धं वातकासकुमुद्वती ॥ २२ ॥

jarā jyotsnoditaiveyaṃ śiraḥśikharipṛṣṭhataḥ |
vikāsayati saṃrabdhaṃ vātakāsakumudvatī || 22 ||

As moon-beams contribute to the growth of Kumuda flowers on the top of mountains, so does old age produce grey hairs resembling casla flowers on the heads of men.
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 (1.22.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jara, Jaras, Jyotsna, Udita, Iyam, Idam, Shira, Shiras, Shikhari, Shikharin, Prishthatah, Vikasa, Yat, Yati, Samrabdham, Samrabdha, Vataka, Kumudvat, Kumudvati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.22.22). 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: “jarā jyotsnoditaiveyaṃ śiraḥśikharipṛṣṭhataḥ ”
jarā* -
jara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jarā (noun, feminine)

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

jaras (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

jaras (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jyotsno -
jyotsna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jyotsna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jyotsnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
uditai -
udita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

udita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

uditā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vad -> udita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> udita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]

√vad -> uditā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √vad class 1 verb]
aive -
√i (verb class 2)

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

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śiraḥ -
śiras (noun, neuter)

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

śira (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śikhari -
śikharī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

śikharin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śikharin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pṛṣṭhataḥ -
pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “vikāsayati saṃrabdhaṃ vātakāsakumudvatī ”
vikāsa -
vikāsa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

yatin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

yat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yatī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
saṃrabdham -
saṃrabdham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

saṃrabdha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṃrabdha (noun, neuter)

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

saṃrabdhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vātakā -
vātaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
asa -
asan (noun, neuter)

[compound]
kumudvatī -
kumudvatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

kumudvat (noun, neuter)

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