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 3.30.12

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पिपीलिकानां महतां व्योम्नि वर्तुललोष्टके ।
दशदिक्कमधः पादाः पृष्ठमूर्ध्वमुदाहृतम् ॥ १२ ॥

pipīlikānāṃ mahatāṃ vyomni vartulaloṣṭake |
daśadikkamadhaḥ pādāḥ pṛṣṭhamūrdhvamudāhṛtam || 12 ||

So when there is a number of ants on an earthen ball, all its sides are reckoned below which are under their feet, and those as above which are over their backs.
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 (3.30.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pipilika, Mahat, Mahata, Vyoman, Vartula, Loshtaka, Dashadish, Kama, Dha, Pada, Prishtha, Urdhvam, Urdhva, Udahrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.30.12). 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: “pipīlikānāṃ mahatāṃ vyomni vartulaloṣṭake ”
pipīlikānām -
pipīlika (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

pipīlika (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

pipīlikā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
mahatām -
mahat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

mahatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√mah (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual]
vyomni -
vyoman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vyoman (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vartula (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
loṣṭake -
loṣṭaka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “daśadikkamadhaḥ pādāḥ pṛṣṭhamūrdhvamudāhṛtam ”
daśadik -
daśadiś (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
kama -
kama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhaḥ -
dha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dhā (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
pādāḥ -
pāda (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
pṛṣṭham -
pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ūrdhvam -
ūrdhvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ūrdhva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ūrdhva (noun, neuter)

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

ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
udāhṛtam -
udāhṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

udāhṛta (noun, neuter)

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

udāhṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]