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 5.9.24

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ब्रह्मणां कोटयो याता गताः सर्गपरम्पराः ।
प्रयाताः पांसुवद्भूपाः का धृतिर्मम जीविते ॥ २४ ॥

brahmaṇāṃ koṭayo yātā gatāḥ sargaparamparāḥ |
prayātāḥ pāṃsuvadbhūpāḥ kā dhṛtirmama jīvite || 24 ||

Millions of Brahmas have passed away, and their productions have disappeared under endless successions; the kings of earth have fled like their ashes and are reduced to dust; what is the confidence then in my life and stability?
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 (5.9.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahman, Koti, Yata, Gata, Sarga, Parampara, Prayata, Bhupa, Dhriti, Asmad, Jivita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.9.24). 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: “brahmaṇāṃ koṭayo yātā gatāḥ sargaparamparāḥ ”
brahmaṇām -
brahman (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
koṭayo* -
koṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
yātā* -
yāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

yātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√yā -> yāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √yā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yā class 2 verb]

√yā -> yātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √yā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √yā class 2 verb]
gatāḥ -
gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
sarga -
sarga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
paramparāḥ -
parampara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

paramparā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “prayātāḥ pāṃsuvadbhūpāḥ kā dhṛtirmama jīvite ”
prayātāḥ -
prayāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prayātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
pāṃsu -
pāṃsu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
va -
u (noun, masculine)

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

ū (noun, masculine)

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

ū (noun, neuter)

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

ū (noun, feminine)

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

o (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

au (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

au (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

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

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

ad (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
kā* -
kās (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
dhṛtir -
dhṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

dhṛti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
jīvite -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jīvita (noun, neuter)

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

jīvitā (noun, feminine)

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

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)

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

√jīv -> jīvitā (participle, feminine)

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