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 3.113.41

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नष्टा दीपशिखेवैषा न जाने क्वेव गच्छति ।
मिहिकेवाग्रदृष्टापि गृह्यमाणा न किंचन ॥ ४१ ॥

naṣṭā dīpaśikhevaiṣā na jāne kveva gacchati |
mihikevāgradṛṣṭāpi gṛhyamāṇā na kiṃcana || 41 ||

It is as an extinguishing lamp, whose flame is lost and fled we know not where. It is visible as a mist, but try to lay hold on it, and it proves to be nothing.
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 (3.113.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nashta, Dipashikha, Vaisha, Jana, Jani, Eva, Gacchat, Mihika, Iva, Agra, Drishta, Api, Grihyamana, Kincana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.113.41). 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: “naṣṭā dīpaśikhevaiṣā na jāne kveva gacchati ”
naṣṭā* -
naṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

naṣṭā (noun, feminine)

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

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)

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

√naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 1 verb]
dīpaśikhe -
dīpaśikhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vaiṣā* -
vaiṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jāne -
jāna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jāna (noun, neuter)

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

jāni (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

jāni (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√jñā (verb class 9)

[present middle first single]
kve -
ku (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

ku (noun, feminine)

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

kū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gacchati -
gacchat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gacchat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√gam (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “mihikevāgradṛṣṭāpi gṛhyamāṇā na kiṃcana ”
mihike -
mihikā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
agra -
agra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

agra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dṛṣṭā -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[compound from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[compound from √dṛś]

dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
gṛhyamāṇā* -
√grah -> gṛhyamāṇa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb]

√grah -> gṛhyamāṇā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √grah class 9 verb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kiñcana -
kiñcana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kiñcana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]