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 1.21.21

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मन्दुरं च तुरङ्गाणामालानमिव दन्तिनाम् ।
पुंसां मन्त्र इवाहीनां बन्धनं वामलोचना ॥ २१ ॥

manduraṃ ca turaṅgāṇāmālānamiva dantinām |
puṃsāṃ mantra ivāhīnāṃ bandhanaṃ vāmalocanā || 21 ||

The beauteous-eyed damsel is a bondage to man, as the stable is to the horse, the fastening post to the elephant, and as spells are to the snakes.
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 (1.21.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mandura, Turanga, Alana, Iva, Dantin, Pums, Mantra, Ahi, Ahina, Bandhana, Vamalocana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.21.21). 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: “manduraṃ ca turaṅgāṇāmālānamiva dantinām ”
manduram -
mandurā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

mandura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mandura (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
turaṅgāṇām -
turaṅga (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
ālānam -
ālāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ālāna (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dantinām -
dantin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

dantin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “puṃsāṃ mantra ivāhīnāṃ bandhanaṃ vāmalocanā ”
puṃsām -
puṃs (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
mantra* -
mantra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ahīnām -
ahi (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

ahī (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

ahī (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

ahīnā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
bandhanam -
bandhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bandhana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vāmalocanā -
vāmalocanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]