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 3.109.5

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प्रविष्टाः केचिदनलं ज्वलितं शलभा इव ।
केचिच्श्वभ्रेषु पतिताः शिला शैलच्युता इव ॥ ५ ॥

praviṣṭāḥ kecidanalaṃ jvalitaṃ śalabhā iva |
kecicśvabhreṣu patitāḥ śilā śailacyutā iva || 5 ||

Some entered into the fire like moths, to put an end to their miserable lives; others fell into the pits, like fragments of rocks falling from the hills.
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 (3.109.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pravishta, Kah, Kim, Cit, Analam, Anala, Jvalita, Shalabha, Iva, Patita, Shila, Shaila, Cyuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.109.5). 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: “praviṣṭāḥ kecidanalaṃ jvalitaṃ śalabhā iva ”
praviṣṭāḥ -
praviṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

praviṣṭā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

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

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
cid -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable]

anala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

analā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√nal (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
jvalitam -
jvalita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jvalita (noun, neuter)

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

jvalitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jval -> jvalita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √jval]

√jval -> jvalita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √jval]

√jval -> jvalitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √jval]

√jval -> jvalita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jval class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jval]

√jval -> jvalita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jval class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jval class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jval], [accusative single from √jval]
śalabhā* -
śalabha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śalabhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “kecicśvabhreṣu patitāḥ śilā śailacyutā iva ”
Cannot analyse kecicśvabhreṣu*pa
patitāḥ -
patita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

patitā (noun, feminine)

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

√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)

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

√pat -> patitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]
śilā -
śilā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śaila -
śaila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śaila (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cyutā* -
cyuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

cyutā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]