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 3.34.17

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कटेषु करिणां कीर्णा धारानाराचराजयः ।
पतिता इव संपूर्णाः शृङ्गसंघेषु वृष्टयः ॥ १७ ॥

kaṭeṣu kariṇāṃ kīrṇā dhārānārācarājayaḥ |
patitā iva saṃpūrṇāḥ śṛṅgasaṃgheṣu vṛṣṭayaḥ || 17 ||

The showers of arrows falling on the bodies of elephants, resemble the showers of rain drops on mountain tops; and the darts sticking to their frontal bones, liken the bolts of lightning piercing the peaks of cliffs.
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 (3.34.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kata, Karin, Kirna, Dhara, Ara, Acara, Ajaya, Patita, Iva, Sampurna, Shringa, Sangha, Vrishti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.34.17). 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: “kaṭeṣu kariṇāṃ kīrṇā dhārānārācarājayaḥ ”
kaṭeṣu -
kaṭa (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

kaṭa (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
kariṇām -
karin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

karin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
kīrṇā* -
kīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kīrṇā (noun, feminine)

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

√kṝ -> kīrṇa (participle, masculine)

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

√kṝ -> kīrṇā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
dhārān -
dhāra (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ārā -
āra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√ār (verb class 4)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
acarā -
acara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

acara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

acarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ajayaḥ -
ajaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√ji (verb class 1)

[imperfect active second single]
Line 2: “patitā iva saṃpūrṇāḥ śṛṅgasaṃgheṣu vṛṣṭayaḥ ”
patitā* -
patita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

patitā (noun, feminine)

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

√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)

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

√pat -> patitā (participle, feminine)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sampūrṇāḥ -
sampūrṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sampūrṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
śṛṅga -
śṛṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śṛṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅgheṣu -
saṅgha (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

saṅgha (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
vṛṣṭayaḥ -
vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]