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 1.23.41

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शैलार्णद्युधराशृङ्गजगदूर्णायुसौनिकः ।
प्रत्यहं पिबते प्रेक्ष्य तारारक्तकणानपि ॥ ४१ ॥

śailārṇadyudharāśṛṅgajagadūrṇāyusaunikaḥ |
pratyahaṃ pibate prekṣya tārāraktakaṇānapi || 41 ||

Time (as a vulture) looks upon the world as (the carcase of) a ram, with its mountains, seas, sky and earth as its four horns, and the stars as its drops of blood which it drinks day by day.
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 (1.23.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shaila, Dhara, Shringaja, Gat, Urnayu, Saunika, Pratyaha, Pibat, Prekshya, Tara, Raktaka, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.23.41). 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: “śailārṇadyudharāśṛṅgajagadūrṇāyusaunikaḥ ”
śailā -
śaila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śaila (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śailā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ārṇad -
√ṛdh (verb class 7)

[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]

√ard (verb class 7)

[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
yu -
yu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yu (noun, neuter)

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

yu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
dharā -
dharā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śṛṅgaja -
śṛṅgaja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śṛṅgaja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gad -
gat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

gat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ūrṇāyu -
ūrṇāyu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ūrṇāyu (noun, neuter)

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

ūrṇāyu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
saunikaḥ -
saunika (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “pratyahaṃ pibate prekṣya tārāraktakaṇānapi ”
pratyaham -
pratyaha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pratyaha (noun, neuter)

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

pratyahā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pibate -
√pā -> pibat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √pā class 1 verb]

√pā -> pibat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √pā class 1 verb]

pibat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

pibat (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

pibat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
prekṣya -
prekṣya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prekṣya (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
raktaka -
raktaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

raktaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ṇān -
ṇa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]