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 3.40.7

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
कियन्मात्रमिदं स्थूलं शरीरं वाग्विदांवर ।
रन्ध्रेण तन्तुतनुना कथमाश्वाविशत्प्रभो ॥ ७ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
kiyanmātramidaṃ sthūlaṃ śarīraṃ vāgvidāṃvara |
randhreṇa tantutanunā kathamāśvāviśatprabho || 7 ||

Rama asked said:—How is it possible sir, that the gross bodies of the goddesses, with their limited dimensions, could enter the tent through one of its holes, as small as the pore of a piece of cloth?
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 (3.40.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Kiyanmatra, Idam, Sthula, Sharira, Vagvid, Vagvida, Vara, Randhra, Tanu, Katham, Katha, Ashu, Ashva, Avishat, Prabhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.40.7). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca ”
śrīrāma* -
śrīrāma (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: “kiyanmātramidaṃ sthūlaṃ śarīraṃ vāgvidāṃvara ”
kiyanmātram -
kiyanmātra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kiyanmātra (noun, neuter)

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

kiyanmātrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
sthūlam -
sthūla (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sthūla (noun, neuter)

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

sthūlā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śarīram -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vāgvidāṃ -
vāgvid (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vāgvid (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

vāgvidā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vara -
vara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 3: “randhreṇa tantutanunā kathamāśvāviśatprabho ”
randhreṇa -
randhra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

randhra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tantu -
tantu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
tanunā -
tanu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

tanu (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āśvā -
āśu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

āśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

āśu (noun, neuter)

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

āśu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

āśva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āśva (noun, neuter)

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

[compound]

āviśat (noun, feminine)

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

āviśat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
prabho -
prabhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

prabhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]