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 3.38.40

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म्रियमाणमहावज्ञाशूराश्रितपलायनम् ।
अशङ्कितासृगावर्तभीमास्पदगमोत्सुकम् ॥ ४० ॥

mriyamāṇamahāvajñāśūrāśritapalāyanam |
aśaṅkitāsṛgāvartabhīmāspadagamotsukam || 40 ||

The cowards fearing to be killed betook themselves to base flight; but the dauntless brave stepped forward amidst the whirlpools 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 (3.38.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mriyamana, Ahi, Ahu, Ajna, Ashrita, Palayana, Ashankita, Asriga, Rita, Bhima, Aspada, Gama, Gamu, Utsuka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.38.40). 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: “mriyamāṇamahāvajñāśūrāśritapalāyanam ”
mriyamāṇam -
√mṛ -> mriyamāṇa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]

√mṛ -> mriyamāṇa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
ahāva -
ahi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ahu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ahu (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√hā (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first dual], [aorist active first dual]

√hā (verb class 3)

[aorist active first dual]
ajñā -
ajña (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ajña (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ajñā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśūr -
√śā (verb class 3)

[aorist active third plural]

√śā (verb class 4)

[aorist active third plural]
rā -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]

ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

rā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

āśrita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
palāyanam -
palāyana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “aśaṅkitāsṛgāvartabhīmāspadagamotsukam ”
aśaṅkitā -
aśaṅkita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aśaṅkita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

aśaṅkitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asṛgāva -
asṛga (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ar -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ṛta -
ṛta (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhīmā -
bhīma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhīma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhīmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āspada -
āspada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gamo -
gama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

gamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

gamu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

gamu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
utsukam -
utsuka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

utsuka (noun, neuter)

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

utsukā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]