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 5.14.20

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जले जलचरव्यूहान्सूक्ष्मान्स्थूलो निकृन्तति ।
ग्रासार्थं निर्दयो मत्स्यः कैवात्र परिदेवना ॥ २० ॥

jale jalacaravyūhānsūkṣmānsthūlo nikṛntati |
grāsārthaṃ nirdayo matsyaḥ kaivātra paridevanā || 20 ||

Whom shall I feel for, when I find innumerable shoals of small fishes, that are devoured every day in the waters, by the bigger ones!
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 (5.14.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jala, Jalacara, Vyuha, Sukshma, Sthula, Krintat, Krintati, Grasa, Artha, Nirdaya, Matsya, 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 5.14.20). 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: “jale jalacaravyūhānsūkṣmānsthūlo nikṛntati ”
jale -
jala (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jala (noun, neuter)

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

jalā (noun, feminine)

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

√jal (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
jalacara -
jalacara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vyūhān -
vyūha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
sūkṣmān -
sūkṣma (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
sthūlo* -
sthūla (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ni (Preverb)

[Preverb]
kṛntati -
√kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]

√kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]

√kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṛt class 7 verb]

√kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √kṛt class 7 verb]

√kṛt -> kṛntatī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √kṛt class 7 verb]

√kṛt (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “grāsārthaṃ nirdayo matsyaḥ kaivātra paridevanā ”
grāsā -
grāsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

grāsa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

grāsā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
nirdayo* -
nirdaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
matsyaḥ -
matsya (noun, masculine)

[nominative 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]