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 7.24.18

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अहंभावोल्लसद्यक्षा क्षीणा नाज्ञानयामिनी ।
अज्ञानध्वान्तमत्तेभसिंहः कर्मतृणानलः ॥ १८ ॥

ahaṃbhāvollasadyakṣā kṣīṇā nājñānayāminī |
ajñānadhvāntamattebhasiṃhaḥ karmatṛṇānalaḥ || 18 ||

There is no end of the dark night of my ignorance, when the gloomy spectre of my egoism is playing its part; and I have not the knowledge, which like a lion may destroy the furious elephant of my ignorance, and burn down as fire the straws of my actions.
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 (7.24.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahambhava, Ullasat, Yaksha, Kshina, Nri, Ajnana, Amin, Amini, Dhvanta, Attri, Atta, Atti, Ibha, Simha, Karman, Trina, Alas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.24.18). 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: “ahaṃbhāvollasadyakṣā kṣīṇā nājñānayāminī ”
ahambhāvo -
ahambhāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ullasad -
ullasat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

ullasat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
yakṣā -
yakṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kṣīṇā* -
kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kṣīṇā (noun, feminine)

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

√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb]

√kṣī -> kṣīṇā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ajñānayā -
ajñānā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
aminī -
aminī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

amin (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “ajñānadhvāntamattebhasiṃhaḥ karmatṛṇānalaḥ ”
ajñāna -
ajñāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ajñāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhvāntam -
dhvānta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhvānta (noun, neuter)

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

dhvāntā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
atte -
atta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

atta (noun, neuter)

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

attṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

attā (noun, feminine)

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

atti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

atti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√ad (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]
ibha -
ibha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
siṃhaḥ -
siṃha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
karma -
karman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tṛṇān -
tṛṇa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
alaḥ -
alas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

alas (noun, neuter)

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