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 1.23.2

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सतां कथमिवास्थेह जायते जालपञ्जरे ।
बाला एवात्तुमिच्छन्ति फलं मुकुरबिम्बितम् ॥ २ ॥

satāṃ kathamivāstheha jāyate jālapañjare |
bālā evāttumicchanti phalaṃ mukurabimbitam || 2 ||

Good people can have no more confidence in the net work of their ribs, than little children may have a liking for fruits reflected in a mirror.
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 (1.23.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sat, Katham, Katha, Iva, Astha, Iha, Jayat, Jala, Panjara, Bala, Eva, Mit, Shanti, Phala, Mukura, Bimbita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.23.2). 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: “satāṃ kathamivāstheha jāyate jālapañjare ”
satām -
sat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
asthe -
asthā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
jāyate -
√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

jāla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pañjare -
pañjara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pañjara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Line 2: “bālā evāttumicchanti phalaṃ mukurabimbitam ”
bālā* -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
evāt -
eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
micch -
mit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
śanti -
śanti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śanti (noun, neuter)

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

śanti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
phalam -
phala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

phala (noun, neuter)

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

phalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mukura -
mukura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bimbitam -
bimbita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bimbita (noun, neuter)

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

bimbitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]