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 3.113.53

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आदीर्घं क्षणतामेति कालस्येष्टा यथा निशा ।
क्षणो वर्षमिवाभाति कान्ताविरहिणामिव ॥ ५३ ॥

ādīrghaṃ kṣaṇatāmeti kālasyeṣṭā yathā niśā |
kṣaṇo varṣamivābhāti kāntāvirahiṇāmiva || 53 ||

It causes the long to appear as short, as our nightly sleep shortens the duration of time; and makes a moment appear as a year, as in the case of separated lovers.
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 (3.113.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adirgha, Kshana, Tama, Tami, Iti, Kala, Kalasya, Ishta, Yatha, Nish, Nisha, Varsha, Iva, Kanta, Kanti, Amin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.113.53). 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: “ādīrghaṃ kṣaṇatāmeti kālasyeṣṭā yathā niśā ”
ādīrgham -
ādīrgha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ādīrgha (noun, neuter)

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

ādīrghā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kṣaṇa -
kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tāme -
tāma (noun, masculine)

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

tāmi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
kālasye -
kālasya (noun, masculine)

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

kālasya (noun, neuter)

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

kāla (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
iṣṭā* -
iṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

iṣṭā (noun, feminine)

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

√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ -> iṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

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

√yaj -> iṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yaj class 1 verb]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
niśā -
niś (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

niśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kṣaṇo varṣamivābhāti kāntāvirahiṇāmiva ”
kṣaṇo* -
kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
varṣam -
varṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

varṣa (noun, neuter)

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

varṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ābhāti -
ābhāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
kāntāvi -
kānta (noun, masculine)

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

kānti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kam class 1 verb]
ira -
√ir (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
ṇā -
ṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ami -
amin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

amin (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]