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 1.26.26

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दानवा अपि दीर्यन्ते ध्रुवोऽप्यध्रुवजीवितः ।
अमरा अपि मार्यन्ते कैवास्था मादृशे जने ॥ २६ ॥

dānavā api dīryante dhruvo'pyadhruvajīvitaḥ |
amarā api māryante kaivāsthā mādṛśe jane || 26 ||

What reliance can there be on men like us, when even the demigods are liable to destruction, when the polar star is known to change its place, and when the immortal gods are doomed to mortality?
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 (1.26.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Danava, Danavar, Api, Dhruva, Apya, Adhruva, Jivita, Amara, Eva, Tha, Madrish, Madrisha, Jana, Jani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.26.26). 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: “dānavā api dīryante dhruvo'pyadhruvajīvitaḥ ”
dānavā* -
dānavār (noun, neuter)

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

dānava (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
dīryante -
√dṝ (verb class 2)

[present passive third plural]

√dṝ (verb class 9)

[present passive third plural]
dhruvo' -
dhruva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
adhruva -
adhruva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adhruva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jīvitaḥ -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
Line 2: “amarā api māryante kaivāsthā mādṛśe jane ”
amarā* -
amara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

amarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
māryante -
√mṛ (verb class 0)

[present passive third plural]
kai -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
evās -
eva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
thā* -
tha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
mādṛśe -
mādṛś (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

mādṛś (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

mādṛśa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mādṛśa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
jane -
jana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jana (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

janā (noun, feminine)

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

jani (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]

√jan (verb class 2)

[present middle first single]