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 3.36.2

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मातङ्गशवशैलेषु विश्रान्ताम्बुदपङ्कतिषु ।
यक्षरक्षःपिशाचेषु क्रीडत्सु रुधिरार्णवे ॥ २ ॥

mātaṅgaśavaśaileṣu viśrāntāmbudapaṅkatiṣu |
yakṣarakṣaḥpiśāceṣu krīḍatsu rudhirārṇave || 2 ||

The hills of the dead bodies of men, horses and elephants, heaving in promiscuous heaps, and appearing as clouds fallen upon earth, invited the Yakshas and Rakshasas, and the carnivorous Pisachas, to come and sport in the wide ocean of blood.
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 (3.36.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Matanga, Shava, Shaila, Vishranta, Ambuda, Pac, Kati, Yaksha, Raksha, Rakshas, Pishaca, Kridat, Rudhira, Arnava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.36.2). 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: “mātaṅgaśavaśaileṣu viśrāntāmbudapaṅkatiṣu ”
mātaṅga -
mātaṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śava -
śava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śav (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√śu (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śaileṣu -
śaila (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

śaila (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
viśrāntā -
viśrānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

viśrānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

viśrāntā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
paṅ -
pac (noun, masculine)

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

pa (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

pa (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
katiṣu -
kati (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
Line 2: “yakṣarakṣaḥpiśāceṣu krīḍatsu rudhirārṇave ”
yakṣa -
yakṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yakṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yakṣ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
rakṣaḥ -
rakṣas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rakṣas (noun, neuter)

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

rakṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
piśāceṣu -
piśāca (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
krīḍatsu -
krīḍat (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

krīḍat (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

√krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, masculine)

[locative plural from √krīḍ class 1 verb]

√krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, neuter)

[locative plural from √krīḍ class 1 verb]
rudhirā -
rudhira (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rudhira (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

rudhirā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arṇave -
arṇava (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

arṇava (noun, neuter)

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

arṇavā (noun, feminine)

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