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 3.40.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एवं निशाचराचारचिरघोरे रणाङ्गणे ।
अहनीव जनाचारे स्थिते यामावरेहिते ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
evaṃ niśācarācāraciraghore raṇāṅgaṇe |
ahanīva janācāre sthite yāmāvarehite || 1 ||

Vasishtha related:—The nocturnal fiends were thus infesting the gloomy field, and the myrmidons of death (Yama), roaming about it as marauders in the day time.
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 (3.40.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Evam, Eva, Nishacara, Acara, Cira, Ghora, Rananga, Ahan, Iva, Janacara, Sthita, Sthiti, Yama, Yami, Are, Ara, Ari, Ihita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.40.1). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “evaṃ niśācarācāraciraghore raṇāṅgaṇe ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
niśācarā -
niśācara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

niśācara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

niśācarā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

acāra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

cira (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ghore -
ghora (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ghora (noun, neuter)

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

ghorā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
raṇāṅga -
raṇāṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ṇe -
ṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Line 3: “ahanīva janācāre sthite yāmāvarehite ”
ahanī -
ahan (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
janācāre -
janācāra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
sthite -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sthita (noun, neuter)

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

sthitā (noun, feminine)

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

sthiti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
yāmāva -
yāma (noun, masculine)

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

yāmi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
are -
are (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

ara (noun, neuter)

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

arā (noun, feminine)

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

ari (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ari (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√ṛ (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√ṛ (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√ṛ (verb class 5)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
īhite -
īhita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

īhita (noun, neuter)

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

īhitā (noun, feminine)

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

√īh -> īhita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √īh class 1 verb]

√īh -> īhita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √īh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √īh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √īh class 1 verb], [locative single from √īh class 1 verb]

√īh -> īhitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √īh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √īh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √īh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √īh class 1 verb]