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 5.15.8

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अदृश्यैवात्ति मांसास्थिरुधिरादि शरीरकात् ।
मनोबिलविलीनैषा तृष्णावनशुनी नृणाम् ॥ ८ ॥

adṛśyaivātti māṃsāsthirudhirādi śarīrakāt |
manobilavilīnaiṣā tṛṣṇāvanaśunī nṛṇām || 8 ||

Avarice is a voracious wolf, prowling in the recess of the heart; and feeding unseen on the flesh and blood and bones of its sheltering 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 (5.15.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adrish, Adrishya, Mams, Mamsa, Asthi, Rudhira, Shariraka, Mana, Manas, Manu, Bila, Vilina, Trishna, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.15.8). 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: “adṛśyaivātti māṃsāsthirudhirādi śarīrakāt ”
adṛśyai -
adṛśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adṛśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

adṛś (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adṛś (noun, neuter)

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

adṛśyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aivā -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
atti -
atti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

atti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√ad (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
māṃsā -
māṃsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

māṃsa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

māṃs (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
asthi -
asthi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
rudhirā -
rudhira (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rudhira (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

rudhirā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
adi -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
śarīrakāt -
śarīraka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

śarīraka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “manobilavilīnaiṣā tṛṣṇāvanaśunī nṛṇām ”
mano -
manas (noun, neuter)

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

mana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

manu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

manu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
bila -
bila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bila (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bil (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
vilīnai -
vilīna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vilīna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vilīnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiṣā -
tṛṣṇā -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
vanaśunī -
nṛṇām -
nṛ (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]