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 3.4.9

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छाया दीर्घत्वमाजग्मुर्वासिष्ठं वचनक्रमम् ।
इव श्रोतुमशेषाणां वस्तूनां दीर्घकन्धराः ॥ ९ ॥

chāyā dīrghatvamājagmurvāsiṣṭhaṃ vacanakramam |
iva śrotumaśeṣāṇāṃ vastūnāṃ dīrghakandharāḥ || 9 ||

All objects on earth cast their lengthened shadows, as if they stretched their necks to hear the preaching of Vasishtha.
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 (3.4.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cha, Chaya, Dirghatva, Vasishtha, Vacanakrama, Iva, Shrotu, Ashesha, Vastu, Dirghakandhara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.4.9). 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: “chāyā dīrghatvamājagmurvāsiṣṭhaṃ vacanakramam ”
chāyā* -
chā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

chāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

chāyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dīrghatvam -
dīrghatva (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
jagmur -
√gam (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]

√gam (verb class 2)

[perfect active third plural]

√gam (verb class 3)

[perfect active third plural]
vāsiṣṭham -
vāsiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vāsiṣṭha (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “iva śrotumaśeṣāṇāṃ vastūnāṃ dīrghakandharāḥ ”
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śrotum -
√śru -> śrotum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √śru]

śrotu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
aśeṣāṇām -
aśeṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

aśeṣa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

aśeṣā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
vastūnām -
vastu (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

vastu (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
dīrghakandharāḥ -
dīrghakandharā (noun, feminine)

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