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 5.79.18

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अविचारिणमज्ञानं मूढमाशापरायणम् ।
निगिरन्तीह दुःखानि बका मत्स्यमिवाजलम् ॥ १८ ॥

avicāriṇamajñānaṃ mūḍhamāśāparāyaṇam |
nigirantīha duḥkhāni bakā matsyamivājalam || 18 ||

The ignorant, unreasonable and stupid men, that are guided by their desires only; are preyed upon by continued misery, as the fishes of a dried tank are devoured mercilessly by cranes.
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 (5.79.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avi, Carin, Ajnana, Mudha, Ashapara, Ayana, Iha, Duhkha, Baka, Matsya, 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 5.79.18). 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: “avicāriṇamajñānaṃ mūḍhamāśāparāyaṇam ”
avi -
avi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

avi (noun, neuter)

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

avi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

avī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
cāriṇam -
cārin (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ajñānam -
ajñāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ajñāna (noun, neuter)

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

ajñānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mūḍham -
mūḍha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mūḍha (noun, neuter)

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

mūḍhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √muh class 4 verb]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √muh class 4 verb]
āśāparā -
āśāparā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ayaṇam -
ayaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ayaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “nigirantīha duḥkhāni bakā matsyamivājalam ”
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]
girantī -
√gṝ (verb class 6)

[present active third plural]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
duḥkhāni -
duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bakā* -
baka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bakā (noun, feminine)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

matsyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ajalam -
√jal (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]