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 3.30.23

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स्तब्धा इव स्थिताः केचित्केशोण्ड्रकमिवाम्बरे ।
वायोः स्पन्दा इवाभान्ति तथा प्रोदितसंविदः ॥ २३ ॥

stabdhā iva sthitāḥ kecitkeśoṇḍrakamivāmbare |
vāyoḥ spandā ivābhānti tathā proditasaṃvidaḥ || 23 ||

Others are as immovable in the air, as the animalcula in the water, which are moved to and fro by the wind, without any sign of motion or sensation in them.
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 (3.30.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Stabdha, Iva, Sthita, Kah, Kim, Cit, Kesha, Undra, Ambara, Vayu, Spanda, Abha, Anti, Tatha, Prodita, Samvid, Samvida,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.30.23). 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: “stabdhā iva sthitāḥ kecitkeśoṇḍrakamivāmbare ”
stabdhā* -
stabdha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

stabdhā (noun, feminine)

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

√stabh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √stabh class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 9 verb]

√stabh -> stabdhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √stabh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √stabh class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √stabh class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √stabh class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √stabh class 9 verb]

√stambh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √stambh class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 9 verb]

√stambh -> stabdhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √stambh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √stambh class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √stambh class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √stambh class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √stambh class 9 verb]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sthitāḥ -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sthitā (noun, feminine)

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

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
ke -
ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

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

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
cit -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
keśo -
keśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

keśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

keśā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

uṇḍra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ambare -
ambara (noun, neuter)

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

ambara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ambarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “vāyoḥ spandā ivābhānti tathā proditasaṃvidaḥ ”
vāyoḥ -
vāyu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vāyu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
spandā* -
spanda (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ābhā -
ābha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ābha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ābhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anti -
anti (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

antī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

prodita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃvidaḥ -
saṃvid (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

saṃvida (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]