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 3.9.16

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सूर्यो भूत्वा प्रतपति विष्णुः पाति जगत्त्रयम् ।
रुद्रः सर्वान्संहरति सर्गान्सृजति पद्मजः ॥ १६ ॥

sūryo bhūtvā pratapati viṣṇuḥ pāti jagattrayam |
rudraḥ sarvānsaṃharati sargānsṛjati padmajaḥ || 16 ||

It shines forth in the form of the sun, and preserves the world in the manner of Vishnu. It creates the world in the shape of the lotus-born Brahma, and destroys all as Rudra or Siva.
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 (3.9.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suri, Surya, Pratapat, Vishnu, Pat, Patin, Pati, Jagattraya, Rudra, Sarva, Harat, Sarga, Srijat, Padmaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.9.16). 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: “sūryo bhūtvā pratapati viṣṇuḥ pāti jagattrayam ”
sūryo* -
sūrī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sūrya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
bhūtvā -
√bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
pratapati -
pratapat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pratapat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
viṣṇuḥ -
viṣṇu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

viṣṇu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pāti -
pāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pātin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pātin (noun, neuter)

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

pāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pāt (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pātī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pāt (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pātī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]

√pā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
jagattrayam -
jagattraya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “rudraḥ sarvānsaṃharati sargānsṛjati padmajaḥ ”
rudraḥ -
rudra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sarvān -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
saṃ -
sa (noun, neuter)

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

sam (Preverb)

[Preverb]
harati -
√hṛ -> harat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]

√hṛ -> harat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]

√hṛ (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
sargān -
sarga (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
sṛjati -
sṛjati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]

√sṛj -> sṛjat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]

√sṛj (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
padmajaḥ -
padmaja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]