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 1.28.11

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वातान्तर्दीपकशिखालोलं जगति जीवितम् ।
तडित्स्फुरणसंकाशा पदार्थश्रीर्जगत्र्त्रये ॥ ११ ॥

vātāntardīpakaśikhālolaṃ jagati jīvitam |
taḍitsphuraṇasaṃkāśā padārthaśrīrjagatrtraye || 11 ||

Our lives in this (mortal) world, are as unsteady as the flame of a lamp placed at the window, and the splendour of all the objects in the three worlds, is as flickering as the flashing of the lightning.
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 (1.28.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vatri, Vata, Vat, Antar, Dipaka, Shikha, Alola, Jagat, Jagati, Jivita, Tadit, Sphurana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.28.11). 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: “vātāntardīpakaśikhālolaṃ jagati jīvitam ”
vātā -
vāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vātṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vā class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vā class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]

√vai (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
antar -
antar (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

antar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dīpaka -
dīpaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dīpaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śikhā -
śikha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śikhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
alolam -
alola (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

alola (noun, neuter)

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

alolā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√lul (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
jagati -
jagatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

jagat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
jīvitam -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jīvita (noun, neuter)

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

jīvitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
Line 2: “taḍitsphuraṇasaṃkāśā padārthaśrīrjagatrtraye ”
taḍit -
taḍit (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

taḍit (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sphuraṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅkāśā -
Cannot analyse padārthaśrīrjagatrtraye