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 2.17.24

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दधात्येवं जगच्छब्दरूपार्थमसदात्मकम् ।
तरङ्गोत्पलमालाभं दृष्टनृत्यमिवोत्थितम् ॥ २४ ॥

dadhātyevaṃ jagacchabdarūpārthamasadātmakam |
taraṅgotpalamālābhaṃ dṛṣṭanṛtyamivotthitam || 24 ||

The word “jagat”or passing, is appropriately applied to the transitory world, which passes like the sea with its heaving waves, appearing as a chain of lotus flowers in dancing.
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 (2.17.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Jagat, Shabdarupa, Artha, Asat, Atmaka, Taranga, Utpalamala, Abha, Drishta, Nritya, Iva, Utthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.17.24). 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: “dadhātyevaṃ jagacchabdarūpārthamasadātmakam ”
dadhātye -
√dhā (verb class 3)

[present active third single]
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
jagacch -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śabdarūpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śabdarūpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
artham -
artha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
asad -
asat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

asat (noun, neuter)

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

√sas (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
ātmakam -
ātmaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ātmaka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “taraṅgotpalamālābhaṃ dṛṣṭanṛtyamivotthitam ”
taraṅgo -
taraṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

taraṅga (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
ābham -
ābhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ābha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ābha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dṛṣṭa -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[compound from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[compound from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
nṛtyam -
nṛtya (noun, neuter)

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

√nṛt -> nṛtya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]

√nṛt -> nṛtya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
ivo -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
utthitam -
utthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

utthita (noun, neuter)

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

utthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]