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 3.2.8

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नचाशकत्पुरो दृष्टमपि हस्तशतैर्द्विजम् ।
बलवानप्यवष्टब्धुं संकल्पपुरुषं यथा ॥ ८ ॥

nacāśakatpuro dṛṣṭamapi hastaśatairdvijam |
balavānapyavaṣṭabdhuṃ saṃkalpapuruṣaṃ yathā || 8 ||

He was unable even with his hundred hands (i. e. with all his might) to grasp the Brahman, as it is impossible for the strongest to withstand the resolute man in his wonted course.
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 (3.2.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Drishta, Api, Hasta, Shata, Dvija, Sankalpa, Purusha, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.2.8). 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: “nacāśakatpuro dṛṣṭamapi hastaśatairdvijam ”
Cannot analyse nacāśakatpuro*dṛ
dṛṣṭam -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
hasta -
hasta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hasta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śatair -
śata (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
dvijam -
dvija (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dvija (noun, neuter)

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

dvijā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “balavānapyavaṣṭabdhuṃ saṃkalpapuruṣaṃ yathā ”
Cannot analyse balavānapyavaṣṭabdhum*sa
saṅkalpa -
saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṅkalpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
puruṣam -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

puruṣa (noun, neuter)

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

puruṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]