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 7.120.11

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आगच्छ कर्णिकारोऽयं विकारस्यैव भाजनम् ।
निरामोदः किमेतेन निर्गुणेनेव जन्तुना ॥ ११ ॥

āgaccha karṇikāro'yaṃ vikārasyaiva bhājanam |
nirāmodaḥ kimetena nirguṇeneva jantunā || 11 ||

Look at the Karnikara flower, blooming only to decay; because its want of fragrance makes it as worthless and despicable, as unworthy and ignorant men are disregarded by all.
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 (7.120.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sha, Karnikara, Aya, Idam, Vikara, Bhajana, Nirama, Kimi, Tad, Tena, Nirguna, Iva, Jantu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.120.11). 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: “āgaccha karṇikāro'yaṃ vikārasyaiva bhājanam ”
āgacch -
√ag (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
śa -
śa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
karṇikāro' -
karṇikāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vikārasyai -
vikāra (noun, masculine)

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

[imperfect active first dual]
bhājanam -
bhājana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhājana (noun, neuter)

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

bhājanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “nirāmodaḥ kimetena nirguṇeneva jantunā ”
nirāmo -
nirāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
daḥ -
da (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dā (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
kime -
kimi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

kimi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative 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]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
nirguṇene -
nirguṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

nirguṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
jantunā -
jantu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]