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 5.9.27

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हतं हतमिदं कस्मादायुराततयानया ।
पश्यन्नपि न पश्यामि सूक्ष्मया काललेखया ॥ २७ ॥

hataṃ hatamidaṃ kasmādāyurātatayānayā |
paśyannapi na paśyāmi sūkṣmayā kālalekhayā || 27 ||

Fool that I am, that seeing I do not see, how the span of my life is measured every moment by the imperceptible instants of time, and their leaving but a small portion behind.
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 (5.9.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hata, Idam, Kasmat, Kah, Kim, Ayu, Ayus, Atata, Iyam, Pashyat, Api, Pashya, Amin, Sukshma, Kalala, Kha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.9.27). 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: “hataṃ hatamidaṃ kasmādāyurātatayānayā ”
hatam -
hata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hata (noun, neuter)

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

hatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√han -> hata (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]

√han -> hata (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]

√han (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
hatam -
hata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hata (noun, neuter)

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

hatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√han -> hata (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]

√han -> hata (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]

√han (verb class 2)

[imperative active second dual]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kasmād -
kasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ka (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[ablative single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[ablative single]
āyur -
āyus (noun, masculine)

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

āyus (noun, neuter)

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

āyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

āyu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ātatayā -
ātatā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
anayā -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “paśyannapi na paśyāmi sūkṣmayā kālalekhayā ”
paśyann -
paśyat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paśyā -
paśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

paśyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
ami -
amin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

amin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sūkṣmayā -
sūkṣmā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
kālale -
kālala (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kālala (noun, neuter)

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

kālalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
khayā -
khā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]