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 1.23.40

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दिनहंसानुसृतया निशेन्दीवरमालया ।
तारकेसरयाजस्रं चपलो वलयत्यलम् ॥ ४० ॥

dinahaṃsānusṛtayā niśendīvaramālayā |
tārakesarayājasraṃ capalo valayatyalam || 40 ||

Strings of days, nights and stars, resembling beads and bracelets of white and black lotuses, are continually turning round the arm of time.
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 (1.23.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dina, Hamsa, Taya, Nish, Nisha, Nishi, Indivara, Ala, Taraka, Sara, Ajasram, Ajasra, Capala, Valayat, Alam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.23.40). 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: “dinahaṃsānusṛtayā niśendīvaramālayā ”
dina -
dina (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dina (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
haṃsān -
haṃsa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
usṛ -
usṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
tayā* -
taya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
niśe -
niśa (noun, neuter)

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

niś (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

niśā (noun, feminine)

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

niśi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

niśi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
indīvaram -
indīvara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

indīvara (noun, neuter)

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

indīvarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āla -
āla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√al (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
yā -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tārakesarayājasraṃ capalo valayatyalam ”
tārake -
tāraka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

tāraka (noun, neuter)

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

tārakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sarayā -
sarā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√sṛ (verb class 10)

[imperative active second single]
ajasram -
ajasram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ajasra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ajasra (noun, neuter)

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

ajasrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
capalo* -
capala (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
valayatya -
√val -> valayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √val]

√val -> valayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √val], [vocative dual from √val], [accusative dual from √val], [locative single from √val]

√val (verb class 0)

[present active third single]
alam -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ala (noun, neuter)

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