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 7.93.82

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आपातमात्रमधुरा दुःखपर्यवसायिनी ।
मोहनायैव लोकस्य लक्ष्मीः क्षणविलासिनी ॥ ८२ ॥

āpātamātramadhurā duḥkhaparyavasāyinī |
mohanāyaiva lokasya lakṣmīḥ kṣaṇavilāsinī || 82 ||

Fortune which is so favourable for a while, turns to misfortune in a trice; she is very charming to her possessor, but is as fickle in her nature, as the fleeting flash of lightning.
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 (7.93.82). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apatamatra, Adhura, Duhkha, Paryavasayin, Paryavasayini, Mohana, Loka, Lakshmi, Kshana, Vilasin, Vilasini, Vilasi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.93.82). 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: “āpātamātramadhurā duḥkhaparyavasāyinī ”
āpātamātram -
āpātamātra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āpātamātra (noun, neuter)

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

āpātamātrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
adhurā* -
adhura (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

adhurā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

paryavasāyin (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “mohanāyaiva lokasya lakṣmīḥ kṣaṇavilāsinī ”
mohanāyai -
mohana (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

mohana (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

mohanā (noun, feminine)

[dative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
lokasya -
loka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
lakṣmīḥ -
lakṣmī (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [accusative plural]
kṣaṇa -
kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

vilāsin (noun, neuter)

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

vilāsī (noun, neuter)

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