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 5.66.28

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अस्य संसारतन्त्रस्य बृहत्कालविलास्पदः ।
जीविताशामयं तन्तुमन्तकाखुर्निकृन्तति ॥ २८ ॥

asya saṃsāratantrasya bṛhatkālavilāspadaḥ |
jīvitāśāmayaṃ tantumantakākhurnikṛntati || 28 ||

The world is a long linked chain, lying in the depth of eternity; wherein the rat of death is always busy in gnawing down the knot of life at the root.
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 (5.66.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Idam, Samsara, Tantra, Jivitasha, Aya, Tantumat, Taka, Akhu, Krintat, Krintati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.66.28). 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: “asya saṃsāratantrasya bṛhatkālavilāspadaḥ ”
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
tantrasya -
tantra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
Cannot analyse bṛhatkālavilāspadaḥ
Line 2: “jīvitāśāmayaṃ tantumantakākhurnikṛntati ”
jīvitāśām -
jīvitāśā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tantuman -
tantumat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
takā -
taka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√tak (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ākhur -
ākhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ākhu (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

ni (noun, neuter)

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

ni (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

nī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nī (noun, neuter)

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

nī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ni (Preverb)

[Preverb]
kṛntati -
√kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]

√kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]

√kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √kṛt class 7 verb]

√kṛt -> kṛntat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √kṛt class 7 verb]

√kṛt -> kṛntatī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √kṛt class 7 verb]

√kṛt (verb class 6)

[present active third single]