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 4.10.3

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अपश्यत्केवलं कायकङ्कालं पुरतो महत् ।
देहयुक्तमिवाभाग्यं दारिद्र्यमिव मूर्तिमत् ॥ ३ ॥

apaśyatkevalaṃ kāyakaṅkālaṃ purato mahat |
dehayuktamivābhāgyaṃ dāridryamiva mūrtimat || 3 ||

He only beheld his body, lying as a skeleton before him, as it was wretchedness or poverty personified in that shape.
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 (4.10.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apashyat, Kevalam, Kevala, Kalam, Kala, Puratah, Purat, Mahat, Deha, Yuktam, Yukta, Iva, Abhagya, Daridrya, Murtimat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.10.3). 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: “apaśyatkevalaṃ kāyakaṅkālaṃ purato mahat ”
apaśyat -
apaśyat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

apaśyat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kevalam -
kevalam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kevala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kevala (noun, neuter)

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

kevalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kāyakaṅ -
kāyakā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kālam -
kālam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

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

kālā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
purato* -
purataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√pur -> purat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]

√pur -> purat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]

√pur (verb class 6)

[present active third dual]
mahat -
atimahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “dehayuktamivābhāgyaṃ dāridryamiva mūrtimat ”
deha -
deha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dah (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
yuktam -
yuktam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yukta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yukta (noun, neuter)

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

yuktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]

√yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
abhāgyam -
abhāgya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

abhāgya (noun, neuter)

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

abhāgyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dāridryam -
dāridrya (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mūrtimat -
mūrtimat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mūrtimat (noun, neuter)

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