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 3.113.22

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स्वयं दीपशिखेवाशु क्षीयते स्नेहसंक्षये ।
सिन्दूरधूलिलेखेव विना रागं विराजते ॥ २२ ॥

svayaṃ dīpaśikhevāśu kṣīyate snehasaṃkṣaye |
sindūradhūlilekheva vinā rāgaṃ virājate || 22 ||

Our love of the world, ceases soon without the objects of our affection; as the lamp is extinguished without its oil, and as the vermilion mark, which is soon effaced.
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 (3.113.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svayam, Dipashikha, Iva, Ashu, Sneha, Sankshaya, Sindura, Dhuli, Lekha, Vina, Raga, Viraja, 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 3.113.22). 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: “svayaṃ dīpaśikhevāśu kṣīyate snehasaṃkṣaye ”
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dīpaśikhe -
dīpaśikhā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
āśu -
āśu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

āśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āśu (noun, neuter)

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

āśu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
kṣīyate -
√kṣai (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√kṣī (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√kṣī (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]

√kṣī (verb class 9)

[present passive third single]
sneha -
sneha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√snih (verb class 1)

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

[locative single]
Line 2: “sindūradhūlilekheva vinā rāgaṃ virājate ”
sindūra -
sindūra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sindūra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

dhūlī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

dhūlī (noun, feminine)

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

dhūlī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
lekhe -
lekha (noun, masculine)

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

lekhā (noun, feminine)

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

√lakh (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vinā* -
vina (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vinā (noun, feminine)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

rāgā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
virāja -
virāja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

virāja (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]