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 4.53.24

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क्षणमभ्युदयं यान्ति क्षणं शाम्यन्ति दीपवत् ।
देहगेहेषु संकल्पतरङ्गाः सागरेष्विव ॥ २४ ॥

kṣaṇamabhyudayaṃ yānti kṣaṇaṃ śāmyanti dīpavat |
dehageheṣu saṃkalpataraṅgāḥ sāgareṣviva || 24 ||

It rises and falls like the flame of a lamp in the abode of the body, and is as boisterous with all its desires, as the sea with its ceaseless waves.
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 (4.53.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshanam, Kshana, Abhyudaya, Yantin, Yanti, Shamyat, Shamyanti, Dipavat, Dehageha, Sankalpa, Taranga, Sagara, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.53.24). 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: “kṣaṇamabhyudayaṃ yānti kṣaṇaṃ śāmyanti dīpavat ”
kṣaṇam -
kṣaṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
abhyudayam -
abhyudaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
yānti -
yāntin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāntin (noun, neuter)

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

yāntī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

yāntī (noun, feminine)

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

yāntī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kṣaṇam -
kṣaṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śāmyanti -
√śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam -> śāmyantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √śam class 4 verb]

√śam (verb class 4)

[present active third plural]
dīpavat -
dīpavat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

dīpavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “dehageheṣu saṃkalpataraṅgāḥ sāgareṣviva ”
dehageheṣu -
dehageha (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

dehageha (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
saṅkalpa -
saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṅkalpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
taraṅgāḥ -
taraṅga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
sāgareṣvi -
sāgara (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

sāgara (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]