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 4.42.43

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स्वदृश्यमपि शैलेन्द्रसमभारभयावहम् ।
जरामरणशाखाढ्यं संसारविषदुर्द्रुमम् ॥ ४३ ॥

svadṛśyamapi śailendrasamabhārabhayāvaham |
jarāmaraṇaśākhāḍhyaṃ saṃsāraviṣadurdrumam || 43 ||

It is as minute as the soul, and yet appears as huge as the highest hill;and this world is a forest of wild poisonous trees, branching out with their fruits of decay and death.
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 (4.42.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svadrish, Api, Shailendra, Sama, Bhara, Bhayavaha, Jaramarana, Shakha, Adhya, Samsaravisha, Durdruma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.42.43). 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: “svadṛśyamapi śailendrasamabhārabhayāvaham ”
svadṛśya -
svadṛś (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

svadṛś (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
śailendra -
śailendra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sama -
sama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sam (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
bhāra -
bhāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhayāvaham -
bhayāvaha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhayāvaha (noun, neuter)

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

bhayāvahā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “jarāmaraṇaśākhāḍhyaṃ saṃsāraviṣadurdrumam ”
jarāmaraṇa -
jarāmaraṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jarāmaraṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śākhā -
śākha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śākha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śākhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√śākh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
āḍhyam -
āḍhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āḍhya (noun, neuter)

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

āḍhyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
saṃsāraviṣa -
saṃsāraviṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṃsāraviṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
durdrumam -
durdruma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]