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 1.30.4

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विकल्पेभ्यो लुठन्त्येताश्चान्तःकरणवृत्तयः ।
श्वभ्रेभ्य इव सारङ्गास्तुच्छालम्बविडम्बिताः ॥ ४ ॥

vikalpebhyo luṭhantyetāścāntaḥkaraṇavṛttayaḥ |
śvabhrebhya iva sāraṅgāstucchālambaviḍambitāḥ || 4 ||

The thoughts of my mind are entangled in my desire for worldly enjoyments, as stags are caught in the pit strewn with grass over 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 (1.30.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vikalpa, Luthat, Luthanti, Eta, Esha, Tas, Karana, Vritti, Shvabhra, Iva, Saranga, Tuccha, Alamba, Vidambita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.30.4). 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: “vikalpebhyo luṭhantyetāścāntaḥkaraṇavṛttayaḥ ”
vikalpebhyo* -
vikalpa (noun, masculine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]

vikalpa (noun, neuter)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
luṭhantye -
luṭhat (noun, neuter)

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

√luṭh -> luṭhat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √luṭh class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √luṭh class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √luṭh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √luṭh class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √luṭh class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √luṭh class 6 verb]

√luṭh -> luṭhantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √luṭh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √luṭh class 6 verb]

√luṭh (verb class 6)

[present active third plural]
etāś -
eta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

etā (noun, feminine)

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

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
cān -
ca (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

karaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vṛttayaḥ -
vṛtti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “śvabhrebhya iva sāraṅgāstucchālambaviḍambitāḥ ”
śvabhrebhya* -
śvabhra (noun, masculine)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]

śvabhra (noun, neuter)

[dative plural], [ablative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sāraṅgās -
sāraṅga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
tucchā -
tuccha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tuccha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tucchā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ālamba (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
viḍambitāḥ -
viḍambita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

viḍambitā (noun, feminine)

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