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 1.25.5

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तृतीयं च कृतान्तेति नाम बिभ्रत्सुदारुणम् ।
कापालिकवपुर्मत्तं दैवं जगति नृत्यति ॥ ५ ॥

tṛtīyaṃ ca kṛtānteti nāma bibhratsudāruṇam |
kāpālikavapurmattaṃ daivaṃ jagati nṛtyati || 5 ||

Time has a third name of a terrifying nature known as Kritantah (Fate), who in the form of a Kapalika (one holding human skulls in his hand), dances about in the world.
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.25.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tritiyam, Tritiya, Kritanta, Iti, Naman, Bibhrat, Daruna, Kapalika, Vapu, Vapus, Matta, Daiva, Jagat, Jagati, Nrityat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.25.5). 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: “tṛtīyaṃ ca kṛtānteti nāma bibhratsudāruṇam ”
tṛtīyam -
tṛtīyam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tṛtīya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tṛtīya (noun, neuter)

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

tṛtīyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṛtānte -
kṛtānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

kṛtānta (noun, neuter)

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

kṛtāntā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bibhratsu -
bibhrat (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

bibhrat (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
dāruṇam -
dāruṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dāruṇa (noun, neuter)

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

dāruṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “kāpālikavapurmattaṃ daivaṃ jagati nṛtyati ”
kāpālika -
kāpālika (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāpālika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vapur -
vapus (noun, masculine)

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

vapus (noun, neuter)

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

vapu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vapu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mattam -
matta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

matta (noun, neuter)

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

mattā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 4 verb]

√mad -> matta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 4 verb]
daivam -
daiva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

daiva (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [vocative single]

jagat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nṛtyati -
√nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]

√nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]

√nṛt (verb class 4)

[present active third single]