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 3.58.5

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निर्जीवं पतितं भूमौ संशुष्कमिव पल्लवम् ।
काष्ठकुड्योपमो जातः शवस्तु हिमशीतलः ॥ ५ ॥

nirjīvaṃ patitaṃ bhūmau saṃśuṣkamiva pallavam |
kāṣṭhakuḍyopamo jātaḥ śavastu himaśītalaḥ || 5 ||

Seeing thy lifeless corpse lying as cold as frost on the ground, and turning as dry as a log of wood, or rather as a withered leaf on the floor;—
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 (3.58.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nirjiva, Patita, Bhuma, Bhumi, Samshushka, Iva, Pallava, Kashtha, Kudi, Kudya, Upama, Jatri, Jata, Shava, Himashitala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.58.5). 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: “nirjīvaṃ patitaṃ bhūmau saṃśuṣkamiva pallavam ”
nirjīvam -
nirjīva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirjīva (noun, neuter)

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

nirjīvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
patitam -
patita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

patita (noun, neuter)

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

patitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat -> patita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
bhūmau -
bhūma (noun, masculine)

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

bhūmi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

bhūmi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
saṃśuṣkam -
saṃśuṣka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṃśuṣka (noun, neuter)

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

saṃśuṣkā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pallavam -
pallava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pallava (noun, neuter)

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

pallavā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “kāṣṭhakuḍyopamo jātaḥ śavastu himaśītalaḥ ”
kāṣṭha -
kāṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kuḍyo -
kuḍya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kuḍ -> kuḍya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kuḍ]

kuḍī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

kuḍyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
upamo* -
upama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jātaḥ -
jātṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

jāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
śavas -
śavas (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

śavas (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

śava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
himaśītalaḥ -
himaśītala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]