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 5.15.20

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कयाचिदेव दैविक्या हृदि ग्रथितयानया ।
तृष्णया भ्राम्यते व्योम्नि रज्ज्वेवार्कोऽन्वहं किल ॥ २० ॥

kayācideva daivikyā hṛdi grathitayānayā |
tṛṣṇayā bhrāmyate vyomni rajjvevārko'nvahaṃ kila || 20 ||

There is a divine power, which hath implanted this insatiable avarice in the heart of man; which whirls him about, as if tied by a rope, like the sun revolving round its centre in the sky.
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 (5.15.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kaya, Cidi, Daiviki, Hrid, Grathita, Iyam, Idam, Trishna, Vyoman, Rajju, Eva, Arka, Anvaham, Kila,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.15.20). 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: “kayācideva daivikyā hṛdi grathitayānayā ”
kayā -
kayā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

kayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
cide -
cidi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

cidi (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
daivikyā* -
daivikī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
hṛdi -
hṛd (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
grathitayā -
grathitā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
anayā -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “tṛṣṇayā bhrāmyate vyomni rajjvevārko'nvahaṃ kila ”
tṛṣṇayā -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
bhrāmyate -
√bhram (verb class 0)

[present passive third single]
vyomni -
vyoman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vyoman (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
rajjve -
rajju (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
evā -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arko' -
arka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
anvaham -
anvaham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kila -
kila (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kil (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]