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 6.78.7

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पतन्ति चेतो दुःखानि तृष्णा गृध्र इवामिषम् ।
बुद्बुदः प्रावृषीवाप्सु शरीरं क्षणभङ्गुरम् ॥ ७ ॥

patanti ceto duḥkhāni tṛṣṇā gṛdhra ivāmiṣam |
budbudaḥ prāvṛṣīvāpsu śarīraṃ kṣaṇabhaṅguram || 7 ||

Afflictions pounce upon our hearts, as vultures and kites dart upon fish and flesh; and these our bodies are as momentary as the bursting bubbles of dropping rains.
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 (6.78.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Patanti, Patat, Cetri, Cetas, Ceta, Duhkha, Trishna, Gridhra, Iva, Amisha, Budbuda, Pravrish, Apsu, Sharira, Kshanabhangura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.78.7). 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: “patanti ceto duḥkhāni tṛṣṇā gṛdhra ivāmiṣam ”
patanti -
patantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

patat (noun, neuter)

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

√pat -> patat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat -> patantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
ceto* -
cetas (noun, neuter)

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

cetṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ceta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
duḥkhāni -
duḥkha (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tṛṣṇā* -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
amiṣam -
amiṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

amiṣa (noun, neuter)

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

√miṣ (verb class 6)

[imperfect active first single]
Line 2: “budbudaḥ prāvṛṣīvāpsu śarīraṃ kṣaṇabhaṅguram ”
budbudaḥ -
budbuda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prāvṛṣī -
prāvṛṣ (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
apsu -
apsu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

apsu (noun, neuter)

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

apsu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ap (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
śarīram -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaṇabhaṅgura (noun, neuter)

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

kṣaṇabhaṅgurā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]