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 4.59.3

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विश्वासं यान्ति ये लोके तैरलं नरगर्दभैः ।
इतः केशा इतो रक्तमितीयं प्रमदातनुः ॥ ३ ॥

viśvāsaṃ yānti ye loke tairalaṃ naragardabhaiḥ |
itaḥ keśā ito raktamitīyaṃ pramadātanuḥ || 3 ||

They are human asses, who dote on the beauty of female bodies, which are no better than lumps of flesh, blood and bones.
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 (4.59.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vishvasa, Yantin, Yanti, Yah, Yat, Loka, Taira, Nara, Gardabha, Itah, Ita, Kesha, Rakta, Iti, Iyam, Idam, Pramada, Anu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.59.3). 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: “viśvāsaṃ yānti ye loke tairalaṃ naragardabhaiḥ ”
viśvāsam -
viśvāsa (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]
ye -
ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
loke -
loka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
taira -
taira (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
lam -
la (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nara -
nara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gardabhaiḥ -
gardabha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

gardabha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “itaḥ keśā ito raktamitīyaṃ pramadātanuḥ ”
itaḥ -
itaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
keśā* -
keśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

keśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ito* -
itaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
raktam -
rakta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rakta (noun, neuter)

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

raktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]

√rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rag class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]

√raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]

√raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]

√rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]

√rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
itī -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pramadāt -
pramada (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

pramada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
anuḥ -
anu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

anu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]