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 3.80.20

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गम्यं यस्य शरीरस्थं क्व किलासौ प्रयाति हि ।
कुचकोटरगः पुत्रः किं मात्रान्यत्र वीक्ष्यते ॥ २० ॥

gamyaṃ yasya śarīrasthaṃ kva kilāsau prayāti hi |
kucakoṭaragaḥ putraḥ kiṃ mātrānyatra vīkṣyate || 20 ||

That which hath its seat in the body can never go out of it; as a baby hanging on the breast of its mother, cannot look to another place for its rest.
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 (3.80.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gamya, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Sharirastha, Kva, Kilasa, Prayati, Kuca, Kotara, Putra, Kim, Matra, Yatra, Vikshya, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.80.20). 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: “gamyaṃ yasya śarīrasthaṃ kva kilāsau prayāti hi ”
gamyam -
gamya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gamya (noun, neuter)

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

gamyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√gam -> gamya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √gam]

√gam -> gamya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √gam]

√gam -> gamyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √gam]

√gam -> gamya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √gam]

√gam -> gamya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √gam], [accusative single from √gam]
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
śarīrastham -
śarīrastha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śarīrastha (noun, neuter)

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

śarīrasthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kilāsau -
kilāsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
prayāti -
prayāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

prayāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

prayāti (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
Line 2: “kucakoṭaragaḥ putraḥ kiṃ mātrānyatra vīkṣyate ”
kuca -
kuca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kuc (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
koṭara -
koṭara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

koṭara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gaḥ -
ga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
putraḥ -
putra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
mātrān -
mātra (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
yatra -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vīkṣya -
vīkṣya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vīkṣya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]