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 5.74.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
लीलयाऽपश्यति वपुः कालेनात्मनि जायते ।
रम्यस्यापश्यतो वक्रं हृदि दौरूप्यधीरिव ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
līlayā'paśyati vapuḥ kālenātmani jāyate |
ramyasyāpaśyato vakraṃ hṛdi daurūpyadhīriva || 1 ||

Vasishtha Continued:—It is a pleasure to look at the outer world, and painful to turn the sight to the inner soul; as it is pleasant to see the delightful prospects abroad, and bitterness of the heart to be without them.
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 (5.74.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Apashyat, Vapu, Vapus, Kalena, Kala, Atman, Jayat, Ramya, Vakra, Hrid, Rupin, Rupya, Adhi, 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 5.74.1). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “līlayā'paśyati vapuḥ kālenātmani jāyate ”
līlayā' -
apaśyati -
apaśyat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

apaśyat (noun, neuter)

[locative 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]
kālenā -
kālena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
ātmani -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
jāyate -
√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third single]
Line 3: “ramyasyāpaśyato vakraṃ hṛdi daurūpyadhīriva ”
ramyasyā -
ramya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ramya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √ram class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ram]

√ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √ram class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ram]
apaśyato* -
apaśyat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

apaśyat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
vakram -
vakra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vakra (noun, neuter)

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

vakrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hṛdi -
hṛd (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
dau -
da (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

dā (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
rūpya -
rūpin (noun, masculine)

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

rūpin (noun, neuter)

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

rūpya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rūpya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rūp -> rūpya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √rūp]

√rūp -> rūpya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √rūp class 10 verb]

√rūp -> rūpya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √rūp class 10 verb]
adhīr -
adhi (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]

adhī (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adhī (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]