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 7.116.65

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विविधवनकुसुमकेसरधवलवपुर्हस इव दृष्टः ।
काकः कृमिकुलकवलं क्लिन्नमथो कवलयन् ज्ञातः ॥ ६५ ॥

vividhavanakusumakesaradhavalavapurhasa iva dṛṣṭaḥ |
kākaḥ kṛmikulakavalaṃ klinnamatho kavalayan jñātaḥ || 65 ||

A white crow sitting in a bush, of white lotus flowers and their snowy filaments, was taken at first for a hansa or heron, but as it began to pick up worms, it came to be known as a crow.
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 (7.116.65). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vividha, Vanakusuma, Kesara, Dhavala, Vapu, Vapus, Hasa, Iva, Drishta, Kaka, Krimi, Krimin, Kulaka, Vala, Klinna, Atho, Kavala, Yat, Jnatri, Jnata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.116.65). 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: “vividhavanakusumakesaradhavalavapurhasa iva dṛṣṭaḥ ”
vividha -
vividha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vividha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vidh (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]

√vidh (verb class 6)

[perfect active second plural]

√vyadh (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]
vanakusuma -
vanakusuma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kesara -
kesara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kesara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhavala -
dhavala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhavala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vapur -
vapus (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vapus (noun, neuter)

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

vapu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vapu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hasa* -
hasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dṛṣṭaḥ -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
Line 2: “kākaḥ kṛmikulakavalaṃ klinnamatho kavalayan jñātaḥ ”
kākaḥ -
kāka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
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]
kulaka -
kulaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kulaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
valam -
vala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
klinnam -
klinna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

klinna (noun, neuter)

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

klinnā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√klid -> klinna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √klid class 4 verb]

√klid -> klinna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √klid class 4 verb], [accusative single from √klid class 4 verb]
atho -
atho (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kavala -
kavala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
yan -
yat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
jñātaḥ -
jñātṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

jñāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√jñā -> jñāta (participle, masculine)

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