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 2.13.20

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तावन्नयति संकोचं तृष्णा वै मानवाम्बुजम् ।
यावद्विवेकसूर्यस्य नोदिता विमला प्रभा ॥ २० ॥

tāvannayati saṃkocaṃ tṛṣṇā vai mānavāmbujam |
yāvadvivekasūryasya noditā vimalā prabhā || 20 ||

So long will chill frost of penury continue to contract the lotus of humanity, as the clear light of reason does not shine upon the mind like the sun.
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 (2.13.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tavat, Ayat, Sankoca, Trishna, Manava, Ambuja, Yavat, Viveka, Surya, Nodita, Vimala, Prabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.13.20). 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: “tāvannayati saṃkocaṃ tṛṣṇā vai mānavāmbujam ”
tāvann -
tāvat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ayati -
ayati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ayat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ayat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
saṅkocam -
saṅkoca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṅkoca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tṛṣṇā* -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
mānavā -
mānava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mānava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ambujam -
ambuja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ambuja (noun, neuter)

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

ambujā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “yāvadvivekasūryasya noditā vimalā prabhā ”
yāvad -
yāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yāvat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
viveka -
viveka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sūryasya -
sūrya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

sūrya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √sūr class 4 verb], [genitive single from √sūr class 10 verb]

√sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √sūr class 4 verb], [genitive single from √sūr class 10 verb]
noditā* -
nodita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

noditā (noun, feminine)

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

√nud -> nodita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √nud], [vocative plural from √nud]

√nud -> noditā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √nud], [vocative plural from √nud], [accusative plural from √nud]
vimalā -
vimalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
prabhā -
prabhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]