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 5.15.18

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नोन्मत्तापि जरा चक्षुस्तथा जरयति क्षणात् ।
यथा जरयति क्षामा तृष्णा हृदयरूपिका ॥ १८ ॥

nonmattāpi jarā cakṣustathā jarayati kṣaṇāt |
yathā jarayati kṣāmā tṛṣṇā hṛdayarūpikā || 18 ||

Men are not so much blinded by their aged and decayed eyesight, as they are blinded by the invisible avarice seated in their hearts.
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 (5.15.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nri, Unmatta, Api, Jara, Cakshu, Cakshus, Tatha, Jarayat, Jarayati, Kshanat, Kshana, Yatha, Kshama, Trishna, Hridaya, Rupika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.15.18). 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: “nonmattāpi jarā cakṣustathā jarayati kṣaṇāt ”
no -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

nu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
unmattā -
unmatta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

unmatta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

unmattā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
jarā -
jarā (noun, feminine)

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

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

cakṣus (noun, neuter)

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

cakṣu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṣai (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
jarayati -
√jṝ -> jarayatī (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √jṝ]

√jṝ -> jarayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √jṝ class 10 verb], [locative single from √jṝ]

√jṝ -> jarayat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √jṝ class 10 verb], [locative single from √jṝ]

√jṝ -> jarayatī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √jṝ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ]

√jṝ (verb class 10)

[present active third single]

√jṝ (verb class 0)

[present active third single]
kṣaṇāt -
kṣaṇāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “yathā jarayati kṣāmā tṛṣṇā hṛdayarūpikā ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
jarayati -
√jṝ -> jarayatī (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √jṝ]

√jṝ -> jarayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √jṝ class 10 verb], [locative single from √jṝ]

√jṝ -> jarayat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √jṝ class 10 verb], [locative single from √jṝ]

√jṝ -> jarayatī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √jṝ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ]

√jṝ (verb class 10)

[present active third single]

√jṝ (verb class 0)

[present active third single]
kṣāmā -
kṣāmā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hṛdaya -
hṛdaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hṛdaya (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]