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 7.136.20

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स्वेदजस्याल्पदेहस्य निःश्वासनिपतत्तनोः ।
द्वे तस्य मशकस्येह दिने भवति जीवितम् ॥ २० ॥

svedajasyālpadehasya niḥśvāsanipatattanoḥ |
dve tasya maśakasyeha dine bhavati jīvitam || 20 ||

This puny insect which is born by daylight in dirt, and is blown away by the breath of wind, is the short-lived ephemeral of a day.
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 (7.136.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svedaja, Alpa, Deha, Nihshvasa, Nipa, Tat, Tad, Tanu, Dva, Mashaka, Iha, Dina, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Jivita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.136.20). 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: “svedajasyālpadehasya niḥśvāsanipatattanoḥ ”
svedajasyā -
svedaja (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

svedaja (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
alpa -
alpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

alpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dehasya -
deha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
niḥśvāsa -
niḥśvāsa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

nipa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tanoḥ -
tanu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “dve tasya maśakasyeha dine bhavati jīvitam ”
dve -
dva (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dva (noun, neuter)

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

dvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
maśakasye -
maśaka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dine -
dina (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dina (noun, neuter)

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

dinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
jīvitam -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jīvita (noun, neuter)

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

jīvitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]