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 6.7.21

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पूर्वं गृहीत्वा कर्णाभ्यां स्फुरन्ती परिनिश्चयम् ।
जराजर्जरमार्जारी यौवनाखुं निकृन्तति ॥ २१ ॥

pūrvaṃ gṛhītvā karṇābhyāṃ sphurantī pariniścayam |
jarājarjaramārjārī yauvanākhuṃ nikṛntati || 21 ||

Old age lays hold on youth by the ears, as the old cat seizes on the mouse, and devours its prey after sporting with it for a long while.
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 (6.7.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvam, Purva, Grihitva, Karna, Sphurat, Sphuranti, Parinishcaya, Jara, Jarjara, Ari, Yauvana, Akhu, 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 6.7.21). 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: “pūrvaṃ gṛhītvā karṇābhyāṃ sphurantī pariniścayam ”
pūrvam -
pūrvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pūrva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pūrva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
gṛhītvā -
gṛhītvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √grah]
karṇābhyām -
karṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

karṇā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
sphurantī -
sphurantī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

sphurantī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

sphurat (noun, neuter)

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

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur -> sphurantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
pariniścayam -
pariniścaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “jarājarjaramārjārī yauvanākhuṃ nikṛntati ”
jarā -
jarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
jarjaram -
jarjara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jarjara (noun, neuter)

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

jarjarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ā -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
arjā -
√ṛj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
arī -
ari (noun, masculine)

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

ari (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
yauvanā -
yauvana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ākhum -
ākhu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ākhu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
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]