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 5.31.21

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पूर्वं यैरेव मत्तातश्चामरैरुपवीजितः ।
सहस्रनयनः स्वर्गे कष्टं तैरेव वीज्यते ॥ २१ ॥

pūrvaṃ yaireva mattātaścāmarairupavījitaḥ |
sahasranayanaḥ svarge kaṣṭaṃ taireva vījyate || 21 ||

O it is painful to think! that the attending damsels, that fanned my father with their chowry flappers, are now waiting upon the thousand-eyed Indra in their servile toil.
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 (5.31.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvam, Purva, Yah, Yat, Eva, Matta, Camara, Upavijita, Sahasranayana, Svarga, Kashtam, Kashta, Taira, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.31.21). 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: “pūrvaṃ yaireva mattātaścāmarairupavījitaḥ ”
pūrvam -
pūrvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
yair -
ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mattāt -
matta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

matta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √mad class 1 verb], [ablative single from √mad class 3 verb], [ablative single from √mad class 4 verb]

√mad -> matta (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √mad class 1 verb], [ablative single from √mad class 3 verb], [ablative single from √mad class 4 verb]
aś -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
cāmarair -
cāmara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

cāmara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
upavījitaḥ -
upavījita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “sahasranayanaḥ svarge kaṣṭaṃ taireva vījyate ”
sahasranayanaḥ -
sahasranayana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
svarge -
svarga (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

svarga (noun, neuter)

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

svargā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kaṣṭam -
kaṣṭam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
taire -
taira (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vījyate -
√vīj (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√vīj (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]