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 1.29.11

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मथितं मानिनीलोकैर्मनो मकरकेतुना ।
कोमलं खुरनिष्पेषैः कमलं करिणा यथा ॥ ११ ॥

mathitaṃ māninīlokairmano makaraketunā |
komalaṃ khuraniṣpeṣaiḥ kamalaṃ kariṇā yathā || 11 ||

These haughty damsels whom the god of love employs to ravage the hearts of men, resemble a group of elephants subverting a lotus bed under their feet.
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 (1.29.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mathita, Manin, Manini, Loka, Mana, Manas, Makaraketu, Komala, Khura, Nishpesha, Kamala, Kari, Karin, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.29.11). 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: “mathitaṃ māninīlokairmano makaraketunā ”
mathitam -
mathita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mathita (noun, neuter)

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

mathitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√manth -> mathita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √manth class 1 verb], [accusative single from √manth class 9 verb]

√manth -> mathita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √manth class 1 verb], [accusative single from √manth class 1 verb], [nominative single from √manth class 9 verb], [accusative single from √manth class 9 verb]
māninī -
māninī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

mānin (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
lokair -
loka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
mano* -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
makaraketunā -
makaraketu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “komalaṃ khuraniṣpeṣaiḥ kamalaṃ kariṇā yathā ”
komalam -
komala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

komala (noun, neuter)

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

komalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
khura -
khura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√khur (verb class 6)

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

[instrumental plural]
kamalam -
kamala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kamala (noun, neuter)

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

kamalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kariṇā -
kari (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kari (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

karin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

karin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]