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 3.113.21

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वक्रा विषमयी तन्वी मृद्वी संकटकर्कशा ।
ललनाचञ्चला लुब्धा तृष्णा कृष्णेव भोगिनी ॥ २१ ॥

vakrā viṣamayī tanvī mṛdvī saṃkaṭakarkaśā |
lalanācañcalā lubdhā tṛṣṇā kṛṣṇeva bhoginī || 21 ||

Human avarice is as a sable serpent, crooked and venomous, thin and soft in its form; but rough and dangerous in its nature, and ever unsteady as a woman.
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 (3.113.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vakra, Vishamayi, Tanvi, Tanvin, Mridvi, Sankata, Karkasha, Lalana, Acancala, Lubdha, Trishna, Krishna, Iva, Bhogin, Bhogini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.113.21). 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: “vakrā viṣamayī tanvī mṛdvī saṃkaṭakarkaśā ”
vakrā* -
vakra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vakrā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [nominative single]
tanvī -
tanvī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

tanvin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mṛdvī -
mṛdvī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
saṅkaṭa -
saṅkaṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṅkaṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
karkaśā -
karkaśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “lalanācañcalā lubdhā tṛṣṇā kṛṣṇeva bhoginī ”
lalanā -
lalana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

lalana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

lalanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ācañcalā* -
ācañcala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ācañcalā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]

√lubh -> lubdhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √lubh class 4 verb], [nominative single from √lubh class 6 verb]
tṛṣṇā -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kṛṣṇe -
kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhoginī -
bhoginī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

bhogin (noun, neuter)

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