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 1.23.38

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जगज्जीर्णकुटीकीर्णानर्पयत्युग्रकोटरे ।
क्रमेण गुणवल्लोकमणीन्मृत्युसमुद्गके ॥ ३८ ॥

jagajjīrṇakuṭīkīrṇānarpayatyugrakoṭare |
krameṇa guṇavallokamaṇīnmṛtyusamudgake || 38 ||

The world is a dilapidated cottage and men of parts are rare gems in it. Time hides them in the casket of his belly, as a miser keeps his treasure in a coffer.
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 (1.23.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kramena, Krama, Gunavat, Loka, Ani, Samudgaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.23.38). 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: “jagajjīrṇakuṭīkīrṇānarpayatyugrakoṭare ”
Cannot analyse jagajjīrṇakuṭīkīrṇānarpayatyugrakoṭare
Line 2: “krameṇa guṇavallokamaṇīnmṛtyusamudgake ”
krameṇa -
krameṇa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

krama (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
guṇaval -
guṇavat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

guṇavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
lokam -
loka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
aṇīn -
aṇi (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
mṛtyu -
mṛtyu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
samudgake -
samudgaka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]