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 2.4.16

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पौरुषेणैव यत्नेन ललनावलिताकृतिः ।
शरीरी कश्चिदेवेह गतश्चन्द्रार्धचूडताम् ॥ १६ ॥

pauruṣeṇaiva yatnena lalanāvalitākṛtiḥ |
śarīrī kaścideveha gataścandrārdhacūḍatām || 16 ||

It was by the exertion of one's efforts that some persons succeeded to obtain the form of Siva accompanied by his female power, and adorned by the semi-circle of the moon in his crest.
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 (2.4.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Paurusha, Yatna, Lalana, Akriti, Sharirin, Shariri, Kah, Cidi, Gat, Gata, Candrardha, Cuda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.4.16). 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: “pauruṣeṇaiva yatnena lalanāvalitākṛtiḥ ”
pauruṣeṇai -
pauruṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

pauruṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
yatnena -
yatna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
lalanāva -
lalana (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
alitā -
√al (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
ākṛtiḥ -
ākṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ākṛti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “śarīrī kaścideveha gataścandrārdhacūḍatām ”
śarīrī -
śarīrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

śarīrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śarīrin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kaś -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cide -
cidi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

cidi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
veha -
√veh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
gataś -
gat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

gata (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
cūḍa -
cūḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cūḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]