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 5.2.14

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किमिदं नाम संसारभ्रमणं किमिमे जनाः ।
भूतानि च विचित्राणि किमायान्ति प्रयान्ति किं ॥ १४ ॥

kimidaṃ nāma saṃsārabhramaṇaṃ kimime janāḥ |
bhūtāni ca vicitrāṇi kimāyānti prayānti kiṃ || 14 ||

What means this wandering of ours, said he, in this world, and why is it that all these men and other animals, are bound to make their entrances and exits in this evanescent theatre?
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 (5.2.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kimi, Naman, Samsara, Bhramana, Asmad, Jana, Bhuta, Bhutani, Vicitra, Kim, Ayat, Pra, Praya, Anti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.2.14). 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: “kimidaṃ nāma saṃsārabhramaṇaṃ kimime janāḥ ”
kimi -
kimi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

kimi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kimi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dam -
da (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

da (noun, neuter)

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

dā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

dā (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
saṃsāra -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhramaṇam -
bhramaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kimi -
kimi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

kimi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kimi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
janāḥ -
jana (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

janā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “bhūtāni ca vicitrāṇi kimāyānti prayānti kiṃ ”
bhūtāni -
bhūtāni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūtāni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūtāni (noun, neuter)

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

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vicitrāṇi -
vicitra (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
āyānti -
āyāt (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
prayā -
prā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

prayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anti -
anti (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

antī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]