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 5.82.54

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अहं त्विदमहं तन्म इति व्यर्थं किमीहसे ।
असद्वपुः किं स्फुरति शशशृङ्गेण को हतः ॥ ५४ ॥

ahaṃ tvidamahaṃ tanma iti vyarthaṃ kimīhase |
asadvapuḥ kiṃ sphurati śaśaśṛṅgeṇa ko hataḥ || 54 ||

I am now this (as a boy), and then another (as an old man), and that these things are mine and those another's, are thoughts that vainly chase upon the mind; for thou art nothing positive here, and positivism is as false a theory as the horns of a hare (or rara avis) on earth.
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 (5.82.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aha, Asmad, Idam, Iti, Vyartham, Vyartha, Kimi, Asat, Vapu, Vapus, Kim, Sphurat, Shashashringa, Kah, Hata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.82.54). 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: “ahaṃ tvidamahaṃ tanma iti vyarthaṃ kimīhase ”
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
tvi -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
tanma* -
√tan (verb class 8)

[present active first plural]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vyartham -
vyartham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vyartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vyartha (noun, neuter)

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

vyarthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kimī -
kimi (noun, masculine)

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

kimi (noun, feminine)

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

kimi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
īhase -
√īh (verb class 1)

[present middle second single]
Line 2: “asadvapuḥ kiṃ sphurati śaśaśṛṅgeṇa ko hataḥ ”
asad -
asat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

asat (noun, neuter)

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

√sas (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third 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]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
sphurati -
sphurat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sphurat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
śaśaśṛṅgeṇa -
śaśaśṛṅga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

śaśaśṛṅga (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
ko* -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hataḥ -
hata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√han -> hata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]

√han (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]