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 1.26.13

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वाञ्छाविषयशालिन्यः सच्चमत्कृतयः क्षताः ।
नार्यो दोषपताकिन्यो रसा नीरसतां गताः ॥ १३ ॥

vāñchāviṣayaśālinyaḥ saccamatkṛtayaḥ kṣatāḥ |
nāryo doṣapatākinyo rasā nīrasatāṃ gatāḥ || 13 ||

All our desires are directed to enjoyments; our love of truth is lost; our women are the ensigns of vice, and all that were once so sweet, have become tasteless and vapid.
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 (1.26.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vancha, Avishaya, Shalini, Sat, Sad, Camatkriti, Kshata, Nari, Narya, Dosha, Patakini, Rasa, Nirasata, Gata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.26.13). 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: “vāñchāviṣayaśālinyaḥ saccamatkṛtayaḥ kṣatāḥ ”
vāñchā -
vāñchā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vāñch (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
aviṣaya -
aviṣaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aviṣaya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śālinyaḥ -
śālinī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
sac -
sat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

sad (noun, masculine)

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

sad (noun, neuter)

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

sat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
camatkṛtayaḥ -
camatkṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
kṣatāḥ -
kṣata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kṣatā (noun, feminine)

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

√kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kṣan class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣan class 8 verb]

√kṣan -> kṣatā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kṣan class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣan class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣan class 8 verb]
Line 2: “nāryo doṣapatākinyo rasā nīrasatāṃ gatāḥ ”
nāryo* -
nārī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nārya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√nṝ -> nārya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √nṝ class 9 verb]
doṣa -
doṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

doṣan (noun, neuter)

[compound]
patākinyo* -
patākinī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
rasā* -
rasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nīrasatām -
nīrasatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gatāḥ -
gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gatā (noun, feminine)

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