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 1.27.4

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यदा यदा पाकमुपैति नूनं तदा तदेयं रतिमातनोति ।
जराभराऽनल्पनवप्रसूना विजर्जरा कायलता नराणाम् ॥ ४ ॥

yadā yadā pākamupaiti nūnaṃ tadā tadeyaṃ ratimātanoti |
jarābharā'nalpanavaprasūnā vijarjarā kāyalatā narāṇām || 4 ||

As the body gets towards its decline, so much doth death rejoice in it. The body grows lean with grey hairs upon the head, just as a creeper fades away with the flowers upon it.
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 (1.27.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yada, Yad, Paka, Upa, Nunam, Tada, Iyam, Idam, Rati, Nri, Jara, Analpa, Nava, Navan, Prasuna, Vijarjara, Kaya, Lata, Nara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.27.4). 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: “yadā yadā pākamupaiti nūnaṃ tadā tadeyaṃ ratimātanoti ”
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
pākam -
pāka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāka (noun, neuter)

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

pākā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
upai -
upā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

upa (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

upa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

upa (Preverb)

[Preverb]

upā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
nūnam -
nūnam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tade -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

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

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ratim -
rati (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
āta -
√at (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
no -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ūti -
ūti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ūti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
Line 2: “jarābharā'nalpanavaprasūnā vijarjarā kāyalatā narāṇām ”
jarā -
jarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
bharā' -
analpa -
analpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

analpa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

nava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

navan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

navan (noun, neuter)

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

√nu (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
prasūnā* -
prasūna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prasūnā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]
kāya -
kāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
latā* -
latā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
narāṇām -
nara (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

nara (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

narā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]