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 3.2.47

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मन्वन्तरे सर्वभक्षो यदा मृत्युर्हरन्प्रजाः ।
बलमेत्यब्जजाक्रान्तावारम्भमकरोत्स्वयम् ॥ ४७ ॥

manvantare sarvabhakṣo yadā mṛtyurharanprajāḥ |
balametyabjajākrāntāvārambhamakarotsvayam || 47 ||

Again when Death had made an end of all living beings at the interval of a manwantara, he thought himself strong enough to make an attempt to bear down upon the lotus-born Brahma also.
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 (3.2.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Manvantara, Sarvabhaksha, Yada, Yad, Mrityu, Harat, Praja, Prajas, Bala, Etya, Eti, Abjaja, Akranta, Arambha, Svayam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.2.47). 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: “manvantare sarvabhakṣo yadā mṛtyurharanprajāḥ ”
manvantare -
manvantara (noun, neuter)

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

manvantarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sarvabhakṣo* -
sarvabhakṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
mṛtyur -
mṛtyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
haran -
√hṛ -> harat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
prajāḥ -
praja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prajā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

prajas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “balametyabjajākrāntāvārambhamakarotsvayam ”
balam -
bala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

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

balā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
etya -
etya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
abjajā -
abjaja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
akrāntāvā -
akrānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ārambham -
ārambha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ārambhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
akarot -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperfect active third single]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]