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 3.81.50

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अभुक्त्वा भुक्तवानस्मीत्येवं प्रत्ययशालिनः ।
दृश्यन्ते वासनाविष्टाः स्वप्ने स्वमरणं यथा ॥ ५० ॥

abhuktvā bhuktavānasmītyevaṃ pratyayaśālinaḥ |
dṛśyante vāsanāviṣṭāḥ svapne svamaraṇaṃ yathā || 50 ||

It is concupiscence only, that makes the famishing to feed upon his thoughts of food; as it is the despair of one's life, that presents his death before him in his dream.
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 (3.81.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Abhuj, Tva, Bhuktavat, Iti, Itya, Evam, Eva, Pratyaya, Shalin, Vasana, Ishta, Svapna, Sva, Arana, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.81.50). 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: “abhuktvā bhuktavānasmītyevaṃ pratyayaśālinaḥ ”
abhuk -
abhuj (noun, masculine)

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

abhuj (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
bhuktavān -
bhuktavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asmī -
√as (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
itye -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

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

ityā (noun, feminine)

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

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb], [locative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √i class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √i class 2 verb]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pratyaya -
pratyaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śālinaḥ -
śālin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

śālin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “dṛśyante vāsanāviṣṭāḥ svapne svamaraṇaṃ yathā ”
dṛśyante -
√dṛś (verb class 1)

[present passive third plural]
vāsanāvi -
vāsana (noun, masculine)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

iṣṭā (noun, feminine)

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

√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ -> iṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yaj class 1 verb]

√yaj -> iṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yaj class 1 verb]
svapne -
svapna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

svapna (noun, neuter)

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

svapnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
svam -
sva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

svan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

sva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
araṇam -
araṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

araṇa (noun, neuter)

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

araṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√raṇ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]