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 3.26.5

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वातच्छिन्नमिवाम्भोदं हिमदग्धमिवाम्बुजम् ।
अल्पस्नेहदशं दीपमिवालोकनभेदनम् ॥ ५ ॥

vātacchinnamivāmbhodaṃ himadagdhamivāmbujam |
alpasnehadaśaṃ dīpamivālokanabhedanam || 5 ||

It was as joyless as the dried lotus, torn by a blast or withering under the frost; and as faint as the light of a lamp, without its wick or oil; and as dim as the eyeball without its light.
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 (3.26.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vat, Acchinna, Iva, Ambhoda, Hima, Dagdha, Ambuja, Alpa, Snehat, Asham, Dipa, Alokana, Bhedana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.26.5). 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: “vātacchinnamivāmbhodaṃ himadagdhamivāmbujam ”
vāt -
va (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vā class 1 verb]
acchinnam -
acchinna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

acchinna (noun, neuter)

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

acchinnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ambhodam -
ambhoda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
hima -
hima (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hima (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dagdham -
dagdha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dagdha (noun, neuter)

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

dagdhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ambujam -
ambuja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ambuja (noun, neuter)

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

ambujā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “alpasnehadaśaṃ dīpamivālokanabhedanam ”
alpa -
alpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

alpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
snehad -
√snih -> snehat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [accusative single from √snih class 1 verb]
aśam -
aśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

aśan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
dīpam -
dīpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dīpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ālokana -
ālokana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ālokana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhedanam -
bhedana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhedana (noun, neuter)

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

bhedanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]