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 5.83.11

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लोभनाट्यारटत्पक्षी तीक्ष्णया द्वन्द्वतुण्डया ।
कायजीर्णद्रुमादस्माद्गुणखण्डं निकृन्तति ॥ ११ ॥

lobhanāṭyāraṭatpakṣī tīkṣṇayā dvandvatuṇḍayā |
kāyajīrṇadrumādasmādguṇakhaṇḍaṃ nikṛntati || 11 ||

Avarice is as a dancing stork, clattering her pair of sharp bills (to entice men towards her); and then pull off their eyes from their decayed frames, as also the intestinal cords of the body.
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 (5.83.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lobhana, Atya, Pakshi, Pakshin, Tikshna, Dvandva, Tunda, Kaya, Jirna, Druma, Idam, Asma, Guna, Khanda, 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 5.83.11). 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: “lobhanāṭyāraṭatpakṣī tīkṣṇayā dvandvatuṇḍayā ”
lobhanā -
lobhana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

lobhana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

lobhanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aṭyā -
√aṭ -> aṭya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √aṭ]

aṭyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
araṭat -
√raṭ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
pakṣī -
pakṣī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

pakṣī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

pakṣi (noun, masculine)

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

pakṣin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tīkṣṇayā -
tīkṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
dvandva -
dvandva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvandva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tuṇḍayā -
tuṇḍā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “kāyajīrṇadrumādasmādguṇakhaṇḍaṃ nikṛntati ”
kāya -
kāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
jīrṇa -
jīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jīrṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]

√jṝ -> jīrṇa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 9 verb]
drumād -
druma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
asmād -
asma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

asma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[ablative single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[ablative single]
guṇa -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
khaṇḍam -
khaṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

khaṇḍa (noun, neuter)

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

khaṇḍā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
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]