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 4.34.3

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देवनिर्जितसैन्योऽसौ नीत्वा कतिपयाः समाः ।
पुनर्देववधोयुक्तश्चिन्तयामास दानवः ॥ ३ ॥

devanirjitasainyo'sau nītvā katipayāḥ samāḥ |
punardevavadhoyuktaścintayāmāsa dānavaḥ || 3 ||

Sambara remained motionless for many years in his strong citadel, at the loss of his forces defeated by the gods; and then thought within himself, about the best means of overcoming the celestials.
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 (4.34.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Devan, Jita, Sainya, Asi, Asu, Adah, Katipaya, Sama, Punar, Devavadha, Yukta, Danava, Danu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.34.3). 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: “devanirjitasainyo'sau nītvā katipayāḥ samāḥ ”
devan -
devan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ir -
i (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

jita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ji -> jita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]

√ji -> jita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]
sainyo' -
sainya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
nītvā -
√nī -> nītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √nī]
katipayāḥ -
katipaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
samāḥ -
sama (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

samā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “punardevavadhoyuktaścintayāmāsa dānavaḥ ”
punar -
punar (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

punar (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
devavadho -
devavadha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yuktaś -
yukta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
cintayāmā -
√cint (verb class 10)

[imperative active first plural]
asa -
asan (noun, neuter)

[compound]
dānavaḥ -
dānavas (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

dānava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dānu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dānu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]