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 1.14.5

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युज्यते वेष्टनं वायोराकाशस्य च खण्डनम् ।
ग्रथनं च तरङ्गाणामास्था नायुषि युज्यते ॥ ५ ॥

yujyate veṣṭanaṃ vāyorākāśasya ca khaṇḍanam |
grathanaṃ ca taraṅgāṇāmāsthā nāyuṣi yujyate || 5 ||

It is as impossible to keep the winds in confinement, to tear asunder the sky to pieces, and wreathe the waves to a chaplet, as to place any reliance in our lives.
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 (1.14.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Veshtana, Vayu, Akasha, Khandana, Grathana, Taranga, Astha, Nri, Ayus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.14.5). 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: “yujyate veṣṭanaṃ vāyorākāśasya ca khaṇḍanam ”
yujyate -
√yuj (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]
veṣṭanam -
veṣṭana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vāyor -
vāyu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vāyu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ākāśasya -
ākāśa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ākāśa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
khaṇḍanam -
khaṇḍana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

khaṇḍana (noun, neuter)

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

khaṇḍanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “grathanaṃ ca taraṅgāṇāmāsthā nāyuṣi yujyate ”
grathanam -
grathana (noun, neuter)

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

grathanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
taraṅgāṇām -
taraṅga (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

taraṅga (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
āsthā* -
āsthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√ās (verb class 2)

[imperfect middle second single]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
āyuṣi -
āyus (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āyus (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
yujyate -
√yuj (verb class 7)

[present passive third single]