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 7.70.7

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तेनेयं वासना ब्रह्मन्क्षयं गन्तुं समुद्यता ।
क्वेव पद्माकराशोषे गन्धलेखावतिष्ठताम् ॥ ७ ॥

teneyaṃ vāsanā brahmankṣayaṃ gantuṃ samudyatā |
kveva padmākarāśoṣe gandhalekhāvatiṣṭhatām || 7 ||

It is now that this personification of my desire, is about to breathe her last; just as the lake of lotuses being dried, the breath of lotus flowers also is lost in the air.
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 (7.70.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tena, Iyam, Idam, Gantu, Samudyata, Eva, Padmakara, Ashan, Ush, Usha, Gandha, Lekha, Atishthat, Atishthata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.70.7). 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: “teneyaṃ vāsanā brahmankṣayaṃ gantuṃ samudyatā ”
tene -
tena (noun, masculine)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
vāsanā* -
Cannot analyse brahmankṣayam*ga
gantum -
√gam -> gantum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √gam]

√gam -> gantum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √gam]

√gam -> gantum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √gam]

gantu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
samudyatā -
samudyatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kveva padmākarāśoṣe gandhalekhāvatiṣṭhatām ”
kve -
ku (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

ku (noun, feminine)

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

kū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
padmākarā -
padmākara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
aśo -
aśan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]
uṣe -
uṣ (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

uṣa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

uṣa (noun, neuter)

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

uṣā (noun, feminine)

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

√u (verb class 1)

[perfect middle second single]

√u (verb class 2)

[present middle second single], [perfect middle second single]

√u (verb class 5)

[perfect middle second single]
gandha -
gandha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gandha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lekhāva -
lekha (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
atiṣṭhatām -
atiṣṭhat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

atiṣṭhat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

atiṣṭhatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√sthā (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third dual]