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 5.14.27

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जन्तवोऽपि महाकाया अपि विद्यायुधान्विताः ।
लिक्षाभिरङ्गलग्नाभिरुपजीव्यन्त एव हि ॥ २७ ॥

jantavo'pi mahākāyā api vidyāyudhānvitāḥ |
likṣābhiraṅgalagnābhirupajīvyanta eva hi || 27 ||

Big-bodied beasts are fed upon by the leaches and fleas that stick to their bodies to suck their blood; and men fraught with knowledge and armed with weapons, are infested by their bloodsucking bugs and gnats.
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 (5.14.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jantu, Api, Mahakaya, Vidya, Ayudha, Vita, Liksha, Anga, Lagna, Upajivin, Upajivya, Anta, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.14.27). 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: “jantavo'pi mahākāyā api vidyāyudhānvitāḥ ”
jantavo' -
jantu (noun, masculine)

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

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
mahākāyā* -
mahākāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mahākāyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vidyā -
vidya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

vidyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ayudhān -
ayudha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
vitāḥ -
vita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “likṣābhiraṅgalagnābhirupajīvyanta eva hi ”
likṣābhir -
likṣā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
aṅga -
aṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√aṅg (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
lagnābhir -
lagnā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]

√lag -> lagnā (participle, feminine)

[instrumental plural from √lag class 1 verb]
upajīvya -
upajīvin (noun, masculine)

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

upajīvin (noun, neuter)

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

upajīvya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

upajīvya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
anta* -
anta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable particle]