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 5.14.4

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कः कुष्ठघर्घरघ्राणं नानामोदविचारणे ।
मूर्खमात्मोपदेशेन प्रमाणीकुरुतेऽमतिः ॥ ४ ॥

kaḥ kuṣṭhaghargharaghrāṇaṃ nānāmodavicāraṇe |
mūrkhamātmopadeśena pramāṇīkurute'matiḥ || 4 ||

There is no such fool that would present fragrant odours to one, whose nostrils are snorting under some nasal disease (pinasa. Polypus), nor so great a dolt, that would consult an ignorant man on spiritual matters.
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 (5.14.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Kushtha, Gharghara, Ghrana, Nana, Amoda, Vicarana, Murkha, Atman, Atma, Upadesha, Pramani, Kuruta, Amati, Amatis,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.14.4). 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: “kaḥ kuṣṭhaghargharaghrāṇaṃ nānāmodavicāraṇe ”
kaḥ -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kuṣṭha -
kuṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kuṣṭha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

gharghara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ghrāṇam -
ghrāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ghrāṇa (noun, neuter)

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

ghrāṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nānā -
nāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āmoda -
āmoda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āmoda (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vicāraṇe -
vicāraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

vicāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “mūrkhamātmopadeśena pramāṇīkurute'matiḥ ”
mūrkham -
mūrkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mūrkha (noun, neuter)

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

mūrkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ātmo -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

ātmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
upadeśena -
upadeśa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
pramāṇī -
pramāṇī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
kurute' -
kurutā (noun, feminine)

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

kuruta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kuruta (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present middle third single]
amatiḥ -
amatis (noun, masculine)

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

amatis (noun, neuter)

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

amati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]