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 1.16.21

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वह्नेरुष्णतरः शैलादपि कष्टतरक्रमः ।
वज्रादपि दृढो ब्रह्मन्दुर्निग्रहमनोग्रहः ॥ २१ ॥

vahneruṣṇataraḥ śailādapi kaṣṭatarakramaḥ |
vajrādapi dṛḍho brahmandurnigrahamanograhaḥ || 21 ||

It is hard to repress the mind, which is hotter than fire, more inaccessible than a hill, and stronger than a thunder bolt.
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 (1.16.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vahni, Ushnat, Ara, Shaila, Api, Kashtatara, Krama, Vajra, Dridha, Durnigraha, Ano, Ana, Anas, Anu, Graha, Grahas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.16.21). 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: “vahneruṣṇataraḥ śailādapi kaṣṭatarakramaḥ ”
vahner -
vahni (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
uṣṇat -
√uṣ -> uṣṇat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √uṣ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √uṣ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √uṣ class 9 verb]
araḥ -
ara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śailād -
śaila (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

śaila (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
kaṣṭatara -
kaṣṭatara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kaṣṭatara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kramaḥ -
krama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vajrādapi dṛḍho brahmandurnigrahamanograhaḥ ”
vajrād -
vajra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

vajra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
dṛḍho* -
dṛḍha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
brahman -
brahmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
durnigraham -
durnigraha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

durnigraha (noun, neuter)

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

durnigrahā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ano -
ano (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

anas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

anu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

anu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
grahaḥ -
grahas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

graha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]