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 6.7.27

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आशातन्तुनिबद्धाङ्गी जागती जीर्णपक्षिणी ।
स्ववासनाशलाकेऽन्तर्निबद्धेन्द्रियपञ्जरे ॥ २७ ॥

āśātantunibaddhāṅgī jāgatī jīrṇapakṣiṇī |
svavāsanāśalāke'ntarnibaddhendriyapañjare || 27 ||

All worldly minded men, are as old birds tied down on earth by the strong strings of their desires; and their heart moves about the confines of their bodies, and their heart strings throb with hopes in the confines of their bodies, as birds in cages in the hope of getting their release.
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 (6.7.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashata, Nibaddha, Angin, Angi, Agati, Jirna, Pakshini, Pakshin, Pakshi, Sva, Svan, Vasana, Shalaka, Antar, Indriya, Panjara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.7.27). 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: “āśātantunibaddhāṅgī jāgatī jīrṇapakṣiṇī ”
āśātan -
āśāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āśāta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
nibaddhā -
nibaddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nibaddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nibaddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aṅgī -
aṅgī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

aṅgī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

aṅgin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jā -
ja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
agatī -
agati (noun, feminine)

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

agati (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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]
pakṣiṇī -
pakṣiṇī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

pakṣin (noun, neuter)

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

pakṣī (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “svavāsanāśalāke'ntarnibaddhendriyapañjare ”
sva -
sva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

svan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

svan (noun, neuter)

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

sva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
vāsanā -
vāsanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śalāke' -
śalāka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śalākā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
antar -
antar (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

antar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nibaddhe -
nibaddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

nibaddha (noun, neuter)

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

nibaddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
indriya -
indriya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

indriya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pañjare -
pañjara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pañjara (noun, neuter)

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