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 5.14.18

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अर्बुदान्यनिलो हन्ति क्षमाजातेषु चान्वहम् ।
दंशानां मशकानां च कैवात्र परिदेवना ॥ १८ ॥

arbudānyanilo hanti kṣamājāteṣu cānvaham |
daṃśānāṃ maśakānāṃ ca kaivātra paridevanā || 18 ||

For whom shall I sorrow, when I see billions and trillions of gnats and moths, are destroyed day by day, by gusts of wind.
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 (5.14.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Arbuda, Yat, Ksham, Kshama, Ajata, Vaha, Damsha, Mashaka, Eva, Paridevana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.14.18). 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: “arbudānyanilo hanti kṣamājāteṣu cānvaham ”
arbudān -
arbuda (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
yan -
yat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
ilo -
hanti -
hanti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√han (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
kṣamā -
kṣama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣam (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

kṣamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ajāteṣu -
ajāta (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

ajāta (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
cān -
ca (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
vaham -
vaha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vaha (noun, neuter)

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

vahā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “daṃśānāṃ maśakānāṃ ca kaivātra paridevanā ”
daṃśānām -
daṃśa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

daṃśa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

daṃśā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
maśakānām -
maśaka (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

maśakā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kai -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
evāt -
eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ra -
ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paridevanā -
paridevanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]