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 5.25.12

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एतावन्तमहं कालं भृशं बालोऽभवं पुरा ।
यः कुर्वन्द्वेषममरैस्तुच्छया जगदिच्छया ॥ १२ ॥

etāvantamahaṃ kālaṃ bhṛśaṃ bālo'bhavaṃ purā |
yaḥ kurvandveṣamamaraistucchayā jagadicchayā || 12 ||

I have acted foolishly all this time, by waging a continuous struggle with the gods, for the sake of the trifle of worldly possessions.
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 (5.25.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etavat, Aha, Asmad, Kalam, Kala, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Bala, Abhava, Pura, Pur, Yah, Kurvat, Kurva, Dvesha, Amara, Tuccha, Jagat, Icchaya, Iccha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.25.12). 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: “etāvantamahaṃ kālaṃ bhṛśaṃ bālo'bhavaṃ purā ”
etāvantam -
etāvat (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
kālam -
kālam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

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

kālā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bhṛśam -
bhṛśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhṛśa (noun, neuter)

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

bhṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
bālo' -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
abhavam -
abhava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “yaḥ kurvandveṣamamaraistucchayā jagadicchayā ”
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kurvan -
kurva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kurva (noun, neuter)

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

kurvat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
dveṣam -
dveṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
amarais -
amara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
tucchayā -
tucchā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
icchayā -
icchayā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

icchā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]