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 7.99.2

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कृमिकीटपतङ्गाद्यास्तिर्यक्स्थावरजातयः ।
कथं स्थिताः किमारम्भास्तेषां दुःखक्षयः कथम् ॥ २ ॥

kṛmikīṭapataṅgādyāstiryaksthāvarajātayaḥ |
kathaṃ sthitāḥ kimārambhāsteṣāṃ duḥkhakṣayaḥ katham || 2 ||

But tell me what is the state of the brute creation such as of the worms and insects, birds and flies, and the other creeping, crawling and bending animals; whether they are not alike susceptible with ourselves of pain and pleasure, and what means they have to remedy their pains and evils.
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 (7.99.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krimi, Krimin, Kitapatanga, Tiryak, Sthavara, Jati, Jataya, Katham, Katha, Sthita, Kim, Arambha, Tad, Duhkhakshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.99.2). 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: “kṛmikīṭapataṅgādyāstiryaksthāvarajātayaḥ ”
kṛmi -
kṛmi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kṛmi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

kṛmī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

kṛmin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

kṛmin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
kīṭapataṅgād -
kīṭapataṅga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
yās -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
tiryak -
tiryak (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sthāvara -
sthāvara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sthāvara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jātayaḥ -
jāti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jātaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kathaṃ sthitāḥ kimārambhāsteṣāṃ duḥkhakṣayaḥ katham ”
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
sthitāḥ -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sthitā (noun, feminine)

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

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ārambhās -
ārambha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ārambhā (noun, feminine)

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

[genitive plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
duḥkhakṣayaḥ -
duḥkhakṣaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

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