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 5.66.23

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अवमानरजोध्वस्तमस्तंगतवपुःश्रियम् ।
मुखं धूसरतामेति हिमैः पद्ममिवाहतम् ॥ २३ ॥

avamānarajodhvastamastaṃgatavapuḥśriyam |
mukhaṃ dhūsaratāmeti himaiḥ padmamivāhatam || 23 ||

The brightness of the body flies away in old age, and the mind dejected at the disregard of every body, becomes as pale and withered, as the lotus flower fades away under the frost.
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 (5.66.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avamana, Raja, Rajas, Dhvasta, Astam, Gata, Vapu, Vapus, Shri, Shriya, Mukha, Dhusara, Tama, Tami, Iti, Hima, Padma, Iva, 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 5.66.23). 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: “avamānarajodhvastamastaṃgatavapuḥśriyam ”
avamāna -
avamāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√u -> avamāna (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √u class 1 verb]

√u -> avamāna (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √u class 1 verb]
rajo -
rajas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rajas (noun, neuter)

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

raja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dhvastam -
dhvasta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhvasta (noun, neuter)

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

dhvastā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
astaṅ -
astam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
gata -
gata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vapuḥ -
vapus (noun, masculine)

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

vapus (noun, neuter)

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

vapu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vapu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śriyam -
śriyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

śriya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śriya (noun, neuter)

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

śrī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “mukhaṃ dhūsaratāmeti himaiḥ padmamivāhatam ”
mukham -
mukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mukha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dhūsara -
dhūsara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhūsara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative 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]
himaiḥ -
hima (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

hima (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
padmam -
padma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

padma (noun, neuter)

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

padmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ahatam -
ahata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ahata (noun, neuter)

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

ahatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√han (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second dual]