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 7.107.8

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किमास्था बालका ब्रूत ममेदमहमित्यलम् ।
आ ज्ञातं रमते बालसंकल्पे बाल एव च ॥ ८ ॥

kimāsthā bālakā brūta mamedamahamityalam |
ā jñātaṃ ramate bālasaṃkalpe bāla eva ca || 8 ||

Say ye boys, what reliance can you place on your egoism and meity, so as to say “this is I and that is mine.” Ah, well do I perceive it now, that it is the pleasure of boys, to indulge themselves in their visionary flights.
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 (7.107.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Astha, Balaka, Mah, Maha, Iti, Itya, Alam, Ala, Jnata, Ramati, Ramat, Bala, Sankalpa, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.107.8). 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: “kimāsthā bālakā brūta mamedamahamityalam ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
āsthā* -
āsthā (noun, feminine)

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

√ās (verb class 2)

[imperfect middle second single]
bālakā* -
bālaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bālakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
brūta -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
mameda -
√med (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
maham -
maha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

maha (noun, neuter)

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

mahā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

mah (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
itya -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> itya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “ā jñātaṃ ramate bālasaṃkalpe bāla eva ca ”
ā* -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ā (noun, feminine)

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

o (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
jñātam -
jñāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jñāta (noun, neuter)

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

jñātā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jñā -> jñāta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]

√jñā -> jñāta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
ramate -
ramati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ramati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√ram -> ramat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √ram class 1 verb]

√ram -> ramat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √ram class 1 verb]

√ram (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
bāla -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bāla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅkalpe -
saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

saṅkalpā (noun, feminine)

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

saṅkalpa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
bāla* -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]