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 4.35.17

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आत्मपीवरताहेतून्विकल्पांश्चायमुज्झति ।
संस्मृत्य प्रभुतामेषु जहाति तृणवत्तनुम् ॥ १७ ॥

ātmapīvaratāhetūnvikalpāṃścāyamujjhati |
saṃsmṛtya prabhutāmeṣu jahāti tṛṇavattanum || 17 ||

It abandons the causes of its stoutness (i.e. its nourishments and enjoyments), and relinquishes its choice of this thing and that; and then remembering the dignity of the soul, it casts off the covering of its body as a straw.
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 (4.35.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pivara, Tan, Ahetu, Vikalpa, Caya, Ujjhat, Samsmritya, Prabhuta, Idam, Trinavat, Tanu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.35.17). 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: “ātmapīvaratāhetūnvikalpāṃścāyamujjhati ”
ātma -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[compound]
pīvara -
pīvara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pīvara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tā -
ta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ahetūn -
ahetu (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
vikalpāṃś -
vikalpa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
cāyam -
cāya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cāya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ujjhati -
√ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]

√ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]

ujjhat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ujjhat (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

ujjhat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√ujjh (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “saṃsmṛtya prabhutāmeṣu jahāti tṛṇavattanum ”
saṃsmṛtya -
saṃsmṛtya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṃsmṛtya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prabhutām -
prabhutā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
eṣu -
e (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[locative plural]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[locative plural]
jahāti -
√hā (verb class 3)

[present active third single]
tṛṇavat -
tṛṇavat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tṛṇavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tanum -
tanu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]