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 1.13.18

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लहरीवैकरूपेण पदं क्षणमकुर्वती ।
चला दीपशिखेवातिदुर्ज्ञेयगतिगोचरा ॥ १८ ॥

laharīvaikarūpeṇa padaṃ kṣaṇamakurvatī |
calā dīpaśikhevātidurjñeyagatigocarā || 18 ||

Unsteady as the wave, she is never steady in any place; (but is ever wavering to all sides) like the flickering flame of a lamp. So her leaning is known to nobody.
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 (1.13.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lahari, Iva, Ekarupa, Pada, Kshanam, Kshana, Kurvat, Kurvati, Cala, Dipashikha, Vat, Vati, Durjneya, Gat, Gati, Gocara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.13.18). 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: “laharīvaikarūpeṇa padaṃ kṣaṇamakurvatī ”
laharī -
lahari (noun, feminine)

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

laharī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
ivai -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ekarūpeṇa -
ekarūpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ekarūpa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kṣaṇam -
kṣaṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kurvatī -
kurvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kurvatī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
Line 2: “calā dīpaśikhevātidurjñeyagatigocarā ”
calā* -
cala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

calā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dīpaśikhe -
dīpaśikhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vāti -
vāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vātī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]

√vā (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

durjñeya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gati -
gati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

gati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

gatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

gat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
gocarā -
gocarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]