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 1.17.18

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भिन्दती हृदयं पुंसां मायामयविधायिनी ।
दौर्भाग्यदायिनी दीना तृष्णा कृष्णेव राक्षसी ॥ १८ ॥

bhindatī hṛdayaṃ puṃsāṃ māyāmayavidhāyinī |
daurbhāgyadāyinī dīnā tṛṣṇā kṛṣṇeva rākṣasī || 18 ||

It is also like a black sorceress that deludes men by her magic, but pierces him in his heart, and exposes him to danger afterwards.
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 (1.17.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hridaya, Pums, Mayamaya, Vidhayin, Vidhayini, Daurbhagya, Dayin, Dayini, Dayi, Dina, Trishna, Krishna, Iva, Rakshasi, Rakshasin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.17.18). 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: “bhindatī hṛdayaṃ puṃsāṃ māyāmayavidhāyinī ”
Cannot analyse bhindatī*hṛ
hṛdayam -
hṛdaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hṛdaya (noun, neuter)

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

hṛdayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
puṃsām -
puṃs (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
māyāmaya -
māyāmaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

māyāmaya (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

vidhāyin (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “daurbhāgyadāyinī dīnā tṛṣṇā kṛṣṇeva rākṣasī ”
daurbhāgya -
daurbhāgya (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

dāyin (noun, neuter)

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

dāyī (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
dīnā -
dīnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tṛṣṇā -
tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kṛṣṇe -
kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
rākṣasī -
rākṣasī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

rākṣasin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]