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 7.23.21

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निमेषास्वादमधुराः क्षणान्तरविरागिणः ।
मारणैकान्तनिरता ग्राम्या विषकणा इव ॥ २१ ॥

nimeṣāsvādamadhurāḥ kṣaṇāntaravirāgiṇaḥ |
māraṇaikāntaniratā grāmyā viṣakaṇā iva || 21 ||

These rude rustics resemble the potions of poison, that are mixed with honey; they are sweet to taste for a moment, but prove deadly at last.
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 (7.23.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nimesha, Adhura, Kshanantara, Viragin, Viragi, Marana, Ekanta, Nirata, Gramya, Visha, Kana, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.23.21). 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: “nimeṣāsvādamadhurāḥ kṣaṇāntaravirāgiṇaḥ ”
nimeṣā -
nimeṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
asvādam -
√svād (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
adhurāḥ -
adhura (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

adhurā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kṣaṇāntara -
kṣaṇāntara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
virāgiṇaḥ -
virāgin (noun, masculine)

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

virāgin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

virāgī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “māraṇaikāntaniratā grāmyā viṣakaṇā iva ”
māraṇai -
māraṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

māraṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ekānta -
ekānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ekānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
niratā* -
nirata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

niratā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

grāmyā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

viṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kaṇā* -
kaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]