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 5.22.35

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ऊर्मितां पुनरासाद्य पुनरेति निरूर्मिताम् ।
यथा जलं तथैवायं तां तामेति क्रियां जनः ॥ ३५ ॥

ūrmitāṃ punarāsādya punareti nirūrmitām |
yathā jalaṃ tathaivāyaṃ tāṃ tāmeti kriyāṃ janaḥ || 35 ||

The actions of men are as those of the waves, which rise to fall and then rise again to subside in the waters.
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 (5.22.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Urmin, Urmi, Punar, Asadya, Nih, Yatha, Jala, Tatha, Aya, Idam, Tama, Tami, Iti, Kriya, Jana, Janas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.22.35). 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: “ūrmitāṃ punarāsādya punareti nirūrmitām ”
ūrmi -
ūrmin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ūrmin (noun, neuter)

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

ūrmī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

ūrmī (noun, feminine)

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

ūrmī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
punar -
punar (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

punar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
āsādya -
āsādya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āsādya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
punar -
punar (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

punar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
nir -
niḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

niḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ūrmi -
ūrmin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ūrmin (noun, neuter)

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

ūrmī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

ūrmī (noun, feminine)

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

ūrmī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “yathā jalaṃ tathaivāyaṃ tāṃ tāmeti kriyāṃ janaḥ ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
jalam -
jala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jala (noun, neuter)

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

jalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

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

[imperfect active first dual]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tāme -
tāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

tāmi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
kriyām -
kriyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
janaḥ -
janas (noun, neuter)

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

jana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]