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 3.100.21

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यथा दधाति पुष्पाणि तथा चित्तानि लोककृत् ।
क्वचित्क्वचित्कदाचिद्धि तस्मादायान्ति शक्तयः ॥ २१ ॥

yathā dadhāti puṣpāṇi tathā cittāni lokakṛt |
kvacitkvacitkadāciddhi tasmādāyānti śaktayaḥ || 21 ||

As the earth yields its various fruits and flowers in their season, so the hearts and minds of men, entertain their thoughts and passions in their proper times: some appearing at one time and others at another:
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 (3.100.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Pushpa, Tatha, Citta, Lokakrit, Kva, Acit, Kadacit, Tasmat, Tad, Ayat, Shakti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.100.21). 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: “yathā dadhāti puṣpāṇi tathā cittāni lokakṛt ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dadhāti -
√dhā (verb class 3)

[present active third single]
puṣpāṇi -
puṣpa (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
cittāni -
citta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
lokakṛt -
lokakṛt (noun, masculine)

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

lokakṛt (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “kvacitkvacitkadāciddhi tasmādāyānti śaktayaḥ ”
kva -
ku (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ku (noun, feminine)

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

kū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
acit -
acit (noun, feminine)

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

acit (noun, masculine)

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

acit (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable particle]

kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ku (noun, feminine)

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

kū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
acit -
acit (noun, feminine)

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

acit (noun, masculine)

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

acit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kadāciddh -
kadācit (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
tasmād -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
āyānti -
āyāt (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
śaktayaḥ -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śakti (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]