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 5.9.30

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सारसाः सरसीवैते सर्वस्मिञ्जनचेतसि ।
भोगा एव स्फुरन्त्यन्तर्न तु स्वपददृष्टयः ॥ ३० ॥

sārasāḥ sarasīvaite sarvasmiñjanacetasi |
bhogā eva sphurantyantarna tu svapadadṛṣṭayaḥ || 30 ||

The objects of sensual enjoyment, are larking in the minds of men, like cranes gabbling in the lakes, and there is no prospect of the true and best object in the mind of any body.
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 (5.9.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarasa, Saras, Sarasi, Sarva, Jana, Cetas, Bhoga, Eva, Sphurat, Sphuranti, Antar, Svapada, Drishti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.9.30). 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: “sārasāḥ sarasīvaite sarvasmiñjanacetasi ”
sārasāḥ -
sārasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sārasā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

saras (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vaite -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle third dual]
sarvasmiñ -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
jana -
jana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
cetasi -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√cit (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
Line 2: “bhogā eva sphurantyantarna tu svapadadṛṣṭayaḥ ”
bhogā* -
bhoga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhogā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sphurantya -
sphurantī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sphurantī (noun, feminine)

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

sphurantī (noun, neuter)

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

sphurat (noun, neuter)

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

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sphur class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur -> sphurantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur (verb class 6)

[present active third plural]
antar -
antar (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

antar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
svapada -
svapada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dṛṣṭayaḥ -
dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]