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 6.8.25

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महाविषलतैषा हि संसारविषमूर्च्छनाम् ।
ददाति रभसाश्लिष्टा परामृष्टा विनश्यति ॥ २५ ॥

mahāviṣalataiṣā hi saṃsāraviṣamūrcchanām |
dadāti rabhasāśliṣṭā parāmṛṣṭā vinaśyati || 25 ||

It is a poisonous tree, whose very touch benumbs the senses in a moment; but being pressed down by reasoning, it dies away in a trice.
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 (6.8.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mahavisha, Lata, Samsaravisha, Ccha, Rabhasa, Rabhas, Ashlishta, Paramrishta, Vina, Shyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.8.25). 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: “mahāviṣalataiṣā hi saṃsāraviṣamūrcchanām ”
mahāviṣa -
mahāviṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahāviṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
latai -
latā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiṣā -
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
saṃsāraviṣam -
saṃsāraviṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṃsāraviṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ūr -
ccha -
ccha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ccha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nām -
nā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “dadāti rabhasāśliṣṭā parāmṛṣṭā vinaśyati ”
dadāti -
dadāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√dā (verb class 3)

[present active third single]
rabhasā -
rabhasā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

rabhasā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

rabhasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rabhasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

rabhas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

rabhasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśliṣṭā -
aśliṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
parāmṛṣṭā* -
parāmṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

parāmṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vina (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śyati -
√śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √śā class 4 verb]

√śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √śā class 4 verb]

√śā (verb class 4)

[present active third single]