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 4.12.11

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सत्त्वमात्रं समालोक्य काश्चिदेवमुपागताः ।
जाताजाता निखन्यन्ते कृतान्तजरठाखुना ॥ ११ ॥

sattvamātraṃ samālokya kāścidevamupāgatāḥ |
jātājātā nikhanyante kṛtāntajaraṭhākhunā || 11 ||

Some have come to being only with their bodies (without any share of understanding); and they know not that death has been undermining the fabric of their bodies, as a mouse burrows a house.
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 (4.12.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sattva, Atra, Samalokya, Cidi, Upagata, Jatri, Jata, Ajata, Kritanta, Jaratha, Akhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.12.11). 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: “sattvamātraṃ samālokya kāścidevamupāgatāḥ ”
sattvam -
sattva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sattva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ātram -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
samālokya -
samālokya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāś -
kās (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
cide -
cidi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

cidi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
vam -
va (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

va (noun, neuter)

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

vā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ve (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
upāgatāḥ -
upāgata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

upāgatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “jātājātā nikhanyante kṛtāntajaraṭhākhunā ”
jātā -
jāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jāta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jātṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

jātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
ajātā* -
ajāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ajātā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ni (Preverb)

[Preverb]
khanyante -
√khan (verb class 1)

[present passive third plural]
kṛtānta -
kṛtānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṛtānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jaraṭhā -
jaraṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jaraṭha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jaraṭhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ākhunā -
ākhu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]