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 6.62.26

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नलिनी मर्दिता सैव समं तेन स षट्पदः ।
गतो दन्तान्तरं व्रीहिरिव चूर्णत्वमाययौ ॥ २६ ॥

nalinī marditā saiva samaṃ tena sa ṣaṭpadaḥ |
gato dantāntaraṃ vrīhiriva cūrṇatvamāyayau || 26 ||

The fond bee meets the fate of its fondling lotus, and is crushed under the tusk of the elephant, as the rice is ground under the teeth.
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 (6.62.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nalini, Mardita, Samam, Sama, Tad, Tena, Shatpad, Shatpada, Gat, Gata, Dantantara, Vrihi, Iva, Curnatva, Aya, Yah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.62.26). 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: “nalinī marditā saiva samaṃ tena sa ṣaṭpadaḥ ”
nalinī -
nalinī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
marditā -
√mṛd -> marditā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √mṛd]

√mṛd (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mṛd (verb class 9)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
sai -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
samam -
samam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sama (noun, neuter)

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

samā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ṣaṭpadaḥ -
ṣaṭpad (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

ṣaṭpad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

ṣaṭpada (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “gato dantāntaraṃ vrīhiriva cūrṇatvamāyayau ”
gato* -
gat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dantāntaram -
dantāntara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vrīhir -
vrīhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
cūrṇatvam -
cūrṇatva (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

a (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
yau -
yu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]