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 5.20.13

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बभूवुस्ते स्रवन्तीषु सरःस्वम्भोजिनीषु च ।
बहवो बन्धवो मत्स्यास्तान्कथं नानुशोचसि ॥ १३ ॥

babhūvuste sravantīṣu saraḥsvambhojinīṣu ca |
bahavo bandhavo matsyāstānkathaṃ nānuśocasi || 13 ||

Thou hadst many of thy mates among the fishes, in the limpid lakes decked with lotuses; why not lament for thy separation from them?
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 (5.20.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Yushmad, Sravanti, Saras, Ambhojini, Bahu, Bahava, Bandhu, Matsya, Katham, Katha, Nanu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.20.13). 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: “babhūvuste sravantīṣu saraḥsvambhojinīṣu ca ”
babhūvus -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
sravantīṣu -
sravantī (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]

√sru -> sravantī (participle, feminine)

[locative plural from √sru class 1 verb]
saraḥsva -
saras (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
ambhojinīṣu -
ambhojinī (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “bahavo bandhavo matsyāstānkathaṃ nānuśocasi ”
bahavo* -
bahu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bahava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bandhavo* -
bandhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
matsyās -
matsya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

matsyā (noun, feminine)

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

[accusative plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
nānu -
nānū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
śocasi -
√śuc (verb class 1)

[present active second single]