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 2.18.18

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समुद्रस्येव गाम्भीर्यं धैर्यं मेरोरिव स्थितम् ।
अन्तः शीतलता चेन्दोरिवोदेति विचारिणः ॥ १८ ॥

samudrasyeva gāmbhīryaṃ dhairyaṃ meroriva sthitam |
antaḥ śītalatā cendorivodeti vicāriṇaḥ || 18 ||

The man of right judgement has a soul as deep as the ocean and as firm as a mountain, and a cool serenity always shines within him like that of moon-light.
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 (2.18.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samudra, Iva, Gambhirya, Dhairya, Meru, Sthita, Anta, Shitalata, Indu, Uda, Iti, Vicarin, Vicari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.18.18). 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: “samudrasyeva gāmbhīryaṃ dhairyaṃ meroriva sthitam ”
samudrasye -
samudra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

samudra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
gāmbhīryam -
gāmbhīrya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gāmbhīrya (noun, neuter)

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

gāmbhīryā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dhairyam -
dhairya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
meror -
meru (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

meru (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sthitam -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sthita (noun, neuter)

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

sthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
Line 2: “antaḥ śītalatā cendorivodeti vicāriṇaḥ ”
antaḥ -
anta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śītalatā -
śītalatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ce -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

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

ca (noun, neuter)

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

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
indor -
indu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ivo -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ude -
uda (noun, neuter)

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

udan (noun, neuter)

[compound]

√ud (verb class 6)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vicāriṇaḥ -
vicārin (noun, masculine)

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

vicārin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vicārī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]