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 4.46.3

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रम्ये धनेऽथ दारादौ हर्षस्यावसरो हि कः ।
वृद्धायां मृगतृष्णायां किमानन्दो जलार्थिनाम् ॥ ३ ॥

ramye dhane'tha dārādau harṣasyāvasaro hi kaḥ |
vṛddhāyāṃ mṛgatṛṣṇāyāṃ kimānando jalārthinām || 3 ||

What joy is there in the increase of our wealth or family, seeing them as the increasing mirage of water which can never satisfy the thirsty.
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 (4.46.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ramya, Dhana, Atha, Dara, Ada, Harsha, Avasara, Kah, Vriddha, Mrigatrishna, Kim, Ananda, Jalarthin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.46.3). 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: “ramye dhane'tha dārādau harṣasyāvasaro hi kaḥ ”
ramye -
ramya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ramya (noun, neuter)

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

ramyā (noun, feminine)

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

√ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √ram class 1 verb], [locative single from √ram]

√ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [locative single from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ram], [vocative dual from √ram], [accusative dual from √ram], [locative single from √ram]

√ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ram], [vocative single from √ram], [vocative dual from √ram], [accusative dual from √ram]

√ram (verb class 1)

[present passive first single]

√ram (verb class 0)

[present passive first single]
dhane' -
dhana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dhana (noun, neuter)

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

√dhan (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dārā -
dāra (noun, masculine)

[compound]

dāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
adau -
ada (noun, masculine)

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

ad (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
harṣasyā -
harṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

harṣa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
avasaro* -
avasara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kaḥ -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vṛddhāyāṃ mṛgatṛṣṇāyāṃ kimānando jalārthinām ”
vṛddhāyām -
vṛddhā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)

[locative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
mṛgatṛṣṇāyām -
mṛgatṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ānando* -
ānanda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jalārthinām -
jalārthin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

jalārthin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]