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 6.7.43

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कुलशैलफला मेघपक्षपुञ्जाः फलामृजः ।
जायन्ते च म्रियन्ते च ध्रियन्ते च जगत्खगाः ॥ ४३ ॥

kulaśailaphalā meghapakṣapuñjāḥ phalāmṛjaḥ |
jāyante ca mriyante ca dhriyante ca jagatkhagāḥ || 43 ||

Ambitious men are as greedy birds of air upon earth, who like the voracious vultures on the tops of high hills, are born to live and die in their aerial exploits, as on the wings of clouds in search of their prey.
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 (6.7.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kulashaila, Phala, Megha, Paksha, Punja, Jayanta, Jagat, Khaga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.7.43). 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: “kulaśailaphalā meghapakṣapuñjāḥ phalāmṛjaḥ ”
kulaśaila -
kulaśaila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
phalā* -
phala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

phalā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

megha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pakṣa -
pakṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pakṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√pakṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
puñjāḥ -
puñja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
phalām -
phalā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ṛ -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
jaḥ -
ja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “jāyante ca mriyante ca dhriyante ca jagatkhagāḥ ”
jāyante -
jāyanta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third plural]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mriyante -
√mṛ (verb class 1)

[present passive third plural]

√mṛ (verb class 6)

[present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhriyante -
√dhṛ (verb class 1)

[present passive third plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jagat -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
khagāḥ -
khaga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

khagā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]