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 5.52.64

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तृष्णयैव विनष्टाः स्थ व्यर्थमिन्द्रियबालकाः ।
कोशकारकुकृमयस्तन्तुनेव स्वयंभुवा ॥ ६४ ॥

tṛṣṇayaiva vinaṣṭāḥ stha vyarthamindriyabālakāḥ |
kośakārakukṛmayastantuneva svayaṃbhuvā || 64 ||

It is your own will that guides your hand to construct a prison for your confinement; as the silly silkworm is confined in the pod of its own making.
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 (5.52.64). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Trishna, Vinashta, Stha, Vyartham, Vyartha, Indriya, Balaka, Koshakara, Krimi, Tantu, Iva, Svayambhu, Svayambhuva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.52.64). 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: “tṛṣṇayaiva vinaṣṭāḥ stha vyarthamindriyabālakāḥ ”
tṛṣṇayai -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
vinaṣṭāḥ -
vinaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vinaṣṭā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

stha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second plural]
vyartham -
vyartham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vyartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vyartha (noun, neuter)

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

vyarthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
indriya -
indriya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

indriya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bālakāḥ -
bālaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bālakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “kośakārakukṛmayastantuneva svayaṃbhuvā ”
kośakāra -
kośakāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kośakāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ku -
ku (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

ku (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
kṛmayas -
kṛmi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kṛmi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
tantune -
tantu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
svayambhuvā -
svayambhū (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

svayambhuvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]