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 6.4.8

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नवतामरसाकारकान्तलोचनलोलता ।
शान्ते मौर्ख्येऽक्षता वाते चलता सरसो यथा ॥ ८ ॥

navatāmarasākārakāntalocanalolatā |
śānte maurkhye'kṣatā vāte calatā saraso yathā || 8 ||

The fickle eye-sight of the idle and curious gazer on all things, becomes motionless after their ignorant curiosity is over and has ceased to stir; as the shaking lotus of the lake becomes steady, after the gusts of wind have passed away and stopped.
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 (6.4.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Navata, Navat, Arasa, Karaka, Cana, Lolat, Lolata, Shanta, Shanti, Maurkhya, Akshata, Vata, Vati, Vat, Calata, Saras, Sarasa, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.4.8). 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: “navatāmarasākārakāntalocanalolatā ”
navatām -
navatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√nu -> navat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √nu class 1 verb]

√nu -> navat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √nu class 1 verb]

√nu (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
arasā -
arasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kārakān -
kāraka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
talo -
cana -
cana (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√can (verb class 1)

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

[instrumental single]

lolat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

lolatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√lul -> lolat (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √lul class 1 verb]

√lul -> lolat (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √lul class 1 verb]
Line 2: “śānte maurkhye'kṣatā vāte calatā saraso yathā ”
śānte -
śānta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śānta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

śāntā (noun, feminine)

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

śānti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

śānti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śam class 4 verb], [locative single from √śam class 9 verb]

√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [locative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [locative single from √śam class 9 verb]

√śam -> śāntā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 9 verb]
maurkhye' -
maurkhya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
akṣatā* -
akṣata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

akṣatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vāte -
vāta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vāta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

vātā (noun, feminine)

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

vāti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vā class 2 verb], [dative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [locative single from √vā class 2 verb], [dative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
calatā -
calatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
saraso* -
saras (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

sarasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]