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 1.18.31

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जिह्वामर्कटिकाक्रान्तवदनद्वारभीषणम् ।
दृष्टदन्तास्थिशकलं नेष्टं देहगृह मम ॥ ३१ ॥

jihvāmarkaṭikākrāntavadanadvārabhīṣaṇam |
dṛṣṭadantāsthiśakalaṃ neṣṭaṃ dehagṛha mama || 31 ||

This mansion of the body with its formidable (wide-open) door of the mouth, and (ever-moving) bolt of the tongue and bars of the teeth, is not pleasant to me.
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 (1.18.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jihva, Arka, Tika, Krantavat, Ana, Dvara, Bhishana, Drishta, Danta, Asthi, Shakala, Neshta, Deha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.18.31). 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: “jihvāmarkaṭikākrāntavadanadvārabhīṣaṇam ”
jihvām -
jihvā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
arka -
arka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

arka (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
krāntavad -
√kram -> krāntavat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kram class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kram class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kram class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kram class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kram class 4 verb]
ana -
ana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
dvāra -
dvāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhīṣaṇam -
bhīṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhīṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

bhīṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “dṛṣṭadantāsthiśakalaṃ neṣṭaṃ dehagṛha mama ”
dṛṣṭa -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[compound from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[compound from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
dantā -
danta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dantā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asthi -
asthi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śakalam -
śakala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śakala (noun, neuter)

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

śakalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
neṣṭam -
√neṣ -> neṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √neṣ class 1 verb]

√neṣ -> neṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √neṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √neṣ class 1 verb]
deha -
deha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dah (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
gṛha -
gṛha (noun, masculine)

[compound]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]