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 6.126.4

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चलार्णवयुगच्छिद्रकूर्मग्रीवाप्रवेशवत् ।
अनेकजन्मनामन्ते विवेकी जायते पुमान् ॥ ४ ॥

calārṇavayugacchidrakūrmagrīvāpraveśavat |
anekajanmanāmante vivekī jāyate pumān || 4 ||

Such a man of the world bears his resemblance to a tortoise, which though it has its neck well hid in its shell, still stretches it out to drink the salt water of the sea it inhabits; until after many births, he gets a better life for his salvation.
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 (6.126.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cala, Arnava, Yugacchidra, Kurma, Griva, Prava, Shavas, Shavat, Aneka, Janmanaman, Tad, Yushmad, Vivekin, Viveki, Jayat, Pums,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.126.4). 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: “calārṇavayugacchidrakūrmagrīvāpraveśavat ”
calā -
cala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

calā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√cal (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

arṇava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yugacchidra -
yugacchidra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
grīvā -
grīvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
prave -
prava (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

prava (noun, neuter)

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

pravā (noun, feminine)

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

√pru (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
śavat -
śavas (noun, masculine)

[compound]

śavas (noun, neuter)

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

√śav -> śavat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śav class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śav class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śav class 1 verb]

√śu -> śavat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śu class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śu class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śu class 1 verb]
Line 2: “anekajanmanāmante vivekī jāyate pumān ”
aneka -
aneka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

aneka (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
janmanāman -
janmanāman (noun, neuter)

[vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
vivekī -
vivekī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

vivekī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

vivekin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jāyate -
√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third single]
pumān -
puṃs (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]