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 1.21.17

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सत्कार्योच्छ्वासमात्रेण भुजङ्गदलनोत्कया ।
कान्तयोद्ध्रियते जन्तुः करभ्येवोरगो बिलात् ॥ १७ ॥

satkāryocchvāsamātreṇa bhujaṅgadalanotkayā |
kāntayoddhriyate jantuḥ karabhyevorago bilāt || 17 ||

As the snake-catcher entices the snake by his breath and brings it out of its hole, so does the woman allure the man by her officious civilities, and gets him under her control.
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 (1.21.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Satkarya, Ucchvasa, Atra, Bhujanga, Dalana, Utka, Kanta, Uddhri, Iyat, Iyata, Jantu, Karabhi, Karabhin, Eva, Uraga, Bila,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.21.17). 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: “satkāryocchvāsamātreṇa bhujaṅgadalanotkayā ”
satkāryo -
satkārya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

satkārya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

satkāryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ucchvāsam -
ucchvāsa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ātreṇa -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
bhujaṅga -
bhujaṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhujaṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dalano -
dalana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dalana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
utkayā -
utkā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “kāntayoddhriyate jantuḥ karabhyevorago bilāt ”
kāntayo -
kāntā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)

[instrumental single from √kam class 1 verb]
uddhri -
uddhṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

uddhṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

uddhṛ (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
iyate -
iyat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

iyat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

iyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√i (verb class 2)

[present middle third plural]
jantuḥ -
jantu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
karabhye -
karabhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

karabhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
evo -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
urago* -
uraga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bilāt -
bila (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bila (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]