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 7.175.78

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आयुषः क्षण एकोऽपि सर्वरत्नैर्न लभ्यते ।
नीयते तद्वृथा येन प्रमादः सुमहानहो ॥ ७८ ॥

āyuṣaḥ kṣaṇa eko'pi sarvaratnairna labhyate |
nīyate tadvṛthā yena pramādaḥ sumahānaho || 78 ||

No one can buy a jot or moment of his lifetime, at the cost of all the gems in the world; and yet how many are there, who foolishly misspent their time in their worldly dream?
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 (7.175.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ayus, Kshana, Eka, Api, Sarvaratna, Tad, Tat, Vritha, Yena, Yah, Yat, Pramada, Sumahat, Sumaha, Ahu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.175.78). 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: “āyuṣaḥ kṣaṇa eko'pi sarvaratnairna labhyate ”
āyuṣaḥ -
āyus (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

āyus (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
kṣaṇa* -
kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
eko' -
eka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sarvaratnair -
sarvaratna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
labhyate -
√labh (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “nīyate tadvṛthā yena pramādaḥ sumahānaho ”
nīyate -
√nī (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yena -
yena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
pramādaḥ -
pramāda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sumahān -
sumahat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

sumaha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
aho -
ahu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ahu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]