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 5.19.26

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पुण्य उवाच ।
किं पुत्र घनतां शोकं नयस्यान्ध्यैककारणम् ।
वाष्पधाराधरं घोरं प्रावट्काल इवाम्बुजम् ॥ २६ ॥

puṇya uvāca |
kiṃ putra ghanatāṃ śokaṃ nayasyāndhyaikakāraṇam |
vāṣpadhārādharaṃ ghoraṃ prāvaṭkāla ivāmbujam || 26 ||

Punya said:—Why my boy, is thy soul overcast by the cloud of thy grief; and why dost thou shed the tears from thy lotus-eyes, as profusely as the showers of the rain, only to render thee blind.
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 (5.19.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Punya, Kim, Putra, Ghanata, Shoka, Naya, Kakara, Ghoram, Ghora, Pra, Kala, Iva, Ambuja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.19.26). 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: “puṇya uvāca ”
puṇya* -
puṇya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “kiṃ putra ghanatāṃ śokaṃ nayasyāndhyaikakāraṇam ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
putra -
putra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

putra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ghanatām -
ghanatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śokam -
śoka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śoka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

śokā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nayasyā -
naya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

naya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
andhyai -
√andh (verb class 10)

[imperative passive first single]
kakāra -
kakāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ṇam -
ṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 3: “vāṣpadhārādharaṃ ghoraṃ prāvaṭkāla ivāmbujam ”
Cannot analyse vāṣpadhārādharam*gh
ghoram -
ghoram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ghora (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ghora (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

ghorā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prā -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]

prā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
avaṭ -
√vaś (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
kāla* -
kāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ambujam -
ambuja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ambuja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

ambujā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]