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 7.45.16

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उन्मत्तचेष्टिताकारा हसत्यपि पुरोगताः ।
तरङ्गभङ्गुराधाराः संसारसरितो गतीः ॥ १६ ॥

unmattaceṣṭitākārā hasatyapi purogatāḥ |
taraṅgabhaṅgurādhārāḥ saṃsārasarito gatīḥ || 16 ||

The course of the world is as that of a rapid river, running onward with its furious and mischievous current; and laughing with its frothy breakers, now swelling highland then sinking at once.
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 (7.45.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Unmatta, Ceshtita, Akara, Hasat, Api, Purogata, Taranga, Bhangura, Adhara, Samsara, Sarit, Sarita, Gati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.45.16). 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: “unmattaceṣṭitākārā hasatyapi purogatāḥ ”
unmatta -
unmatta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

unmatta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ceṣṭitā -
ceṣṭita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ceṣṭita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)

[compound from √ceṣṭ]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, neuter)

[compound from √ceṣṭ]

ceṣṭitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ceṣṭ]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ceṣṭ]

√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √ceṣṭ]

√ceṣṭ (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
akārā* -
akāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
hasatya -
hasat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

hasat (noun, neuter)

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

√has -> hasat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √has class 1 verb]

√has -> hasat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √has class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √has class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √has class 1 verb], [locative single from √has class 1 verb]

√has (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
purogatāḥ -
purogata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

purogatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “taraṅgabhaṅgurādhārāḥ saṃsārasarito gatīḥ ”
taraṅga -
taraṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

taraṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhaṅgurā -
bhaṅgura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhaṅgura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhaṅgurā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ādhārāḥ -
ādhāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
saṃsāra -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
sarito* -
sarit (noun, feminine)

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

sarita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
gatīḥ -
gati (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]

gatī (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]