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 5.66.19

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अयथार्थक्रियारम्भैः कदाशावेशपल्लवैः ।
क्षीयते कर्मभिस्तुच्छैरायुराहतकर्मभिः ॥ १९ ॥

ayathārthakriyārambhaiḥ kadāśāveśapallavaiḥ |
kṣīyate karmabhistucchairāyurāhatakarmabhiḥ || 19 ||

See how our lives are spent, in useless pursuits after objects of our vain wishes; and how we misspend our time with trifles, that are of no good to us.
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 (5.66.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ayathartha, Kriya, Arambha, Kada, Isha, Pallava, Karman, Tuccha, Ayu, Ayus, Ahata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.66.19). 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: “ayathārthakriyārambhaiḥ kadāśāveśapallavaiḥ ”
ayathārtha -
ayathārtha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ayathārtha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kriyā -
kriya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kriyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
ārambhaiḥ -
ārambha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
kadā -
kadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

kadā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kad (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
aśāve -
√śā (verb class 3)

[aorist active first dual]

√śā (verb class 4)

[aorist active first dual]
īśa -
īśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

īśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pallavaiḥ -
pallava (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

pallava (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “kṣīyate karmabhistucchairāyurāhatakarmabhiḥ ”
kṣīyate -
√kṣai (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√kṣī (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√kṣī (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]

√kṣī (verb class 9)

[present passive third single]
karmabhis -
karman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
tucchair -
tuccha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

tuccha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
āyur -
āyus (noun, masculine)

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

āyus (noun, neuter)

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

āyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

āyu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āhata -
āhata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āhata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
karmabhiḥ -
karman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]