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 3.72.12

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क्षुद्रेऽपि स्वजने भूतेऽप्येति वत्सलतां जनः ।
दीधित्यापि सखीवृत्तं सूच्यां शुचितया भृतम् ॥ १२ ॥

kṣudre'pi svajane bhūte'pyeti vatsalatāṃ janaḥ |
dīdhityāpi sakhīvṛttaṃ sūcyāṃ śucitayā bhṛtam || 12 ||

As men are kindly disposed towards the mean, that are favourites to them; so was the needle attached to the pencil of ray, that became its constant attendant.
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 (3.72.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshudra, Kshudri, Api, Svajana, Bhuta, Bhuti, Apya, Vatsalata, Jana, Janas, Didhiti, Sakhi, Vritta, Suci, Sucya, Shucita, Bhrit, Bhrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.72.12). 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: “kṣudre'pi svajane bhūte'pyeti vatsalatāṃ janaḥ ”
kṣudre' -
kṣudra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kṣudra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kṣudrā (noun, feminine)

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

kṣudri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
svajane -
svajana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
bhūte' -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

bhūtā (noun, feminine)

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

bhūti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

bhūti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
apye -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

apya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

apyā (noun, feminine)

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

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
vatsalatām -
vatsalatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
janaḥ -
janas (noun, neuter)

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

jana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “dīdhityāpi sakhīvṛttaṃ sūcyāṃ śucitayā bhṛtam ”
dīdhityā -
dīdhiti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
āpi -
āpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āpi (noun, neuter)

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

āpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

āpī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

āpī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

āpī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sakhī -
sakhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
vṛttam -
vṛtta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vṛtta (noun, neuter)

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

vṛttā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
sūcyām -
sūci (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

sūcī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

sūcyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√sūc -> sūcyā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √sūc class 10 verb]
śucitayā -
śucitā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
bhṛtam -
bhṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhṛta (noun, neuter)

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

bhṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

bhṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√bhṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]