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 4.21.53

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क्षणादसत्तामायान्ति सत्तामपि पुनः क्षणात् ।
मातैव गृहिणीभावगृहीता कण्ठलम्बिनी ॥ ५३ ॥

kṣaṇādasattāmāyānti sattāmapi punaḥ kṣaṇāt |
mātaiva gṛhiṇībhāvagṛhītā kaṇṭhalambinī || 53 ||

Our fancies alight on us at one time, and depart at another, and assume different forms at will; just as our consorts act the part of wives in our youth, and of nurses in our old age.
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 (4.21.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshanat, Kshana, Asatta, Ayat, Satta, Api, Puna, Matri, Mata, Grihini, Grihin, Grihi, Ibha, Agrihita, Kantha, Lambin, Lambini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.21.53). 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: “kṣaṇādasattāmāyānti sattāmapi punaḥ kṣaṇāt ”
kṣaṇād -
kṣaṇāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
asattām -
asattā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
āyānti -
āyāt (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sattām -
sattā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
kṣaṇāt -
kṣaṇāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “mātaiva gṛhiṇībhāvagṛhītā kaṇṭhalambinī ”
mātai -
māta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

māta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mātṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

mātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

mātṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 4)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
gṛhiṇī -
gṛhiṇī (noun, feminine)

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

gṛhin (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gṛhin (noun, neuter)

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

gṛhī (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ibhāva -
ibha (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
agṛhītā -
agṛhītā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kaṇṭha -
kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
lambinī -
lambinī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

lambin (noun, neuter)

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