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 1.31.3

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वासनावातवलिते कदाशातडिति स्फुटे ।
मोहोग्रमिहिकामेघे घनं स्फूर्जति गर्जति ॥ ३ ॥

vāsanāvātavalite kadāśātaḍiti sphuṭe |
mohogramihikāmeghe ghanaṃ sphūrjati garjati || 3 ||

What can we do under the misty cloud of error (overhanging our minds), and raising our tempestuous desires which flash forth in lightnings of ambition, and burst out in the thunder claps of selfishness?
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 (1.31.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasana, Valita, Kada, Asha, Taditi, Tadit, Sphuta, Sphuti, Moha, Ugra, Kame, Kama, Kami, Gha, Ghanam, Ghana, Sphurjat, Garjat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.31.3). 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: “vāsanāvātavalite kadāśātaḍiti sphuṭe ”
vāsanāvā -
vāsana (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
āta -
√at (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
valite -
valita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

valita (noun, neuter)

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

valitā (noun, feminine)

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

√val -> valita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √val class 1 verb], [locative single from √val]

√val -> valita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √val class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √val class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √val class 1 verb], [locative single from √val class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √val], [vocative dual from √val], [accusative dual from √val], [locative single from √val]

√val -> valitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √val class 1 verb], [vocative single from √val class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √val class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √val class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √val], [vocative single from √val], [vocative dual from √val], [accusative dual from √val]
kadā -
kadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

kadā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kad (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
āśā -
āśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
taḍiti -
taḍiti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

taḍit (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
sphuṭe -
sphuṭa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sphuṭa (noun, neuter)

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

sphuṭā (noun, feminine)

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

sphuṭi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “mohogramihikāmeghe ghanaṃ sphūrjati garjati ”
moho -
moha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mohā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ugram -
ugra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ugra (noun, neuter)

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

ugrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

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

[indeclinable]

kāma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kāma (noun, neuter)

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

kāmā (noun, feminine)

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

kāmi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

kāmi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ghe -
gha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gha (noun, neuter)

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

ghā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable]

ghana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ghana (noun, neuter)

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

ghanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sphūrjati -
√sphūrj -> sphūrjat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sphūrj class 1 verb]

√sphūrj -> sphūrjat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sphūrj class 1 verb]

√sphūrj (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
garjati -
garjat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

garjat (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

garjat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√gṛj (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

√garj (verb class 1)

[present active third single]