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 3.43.8

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नगरे नगसंकाशे लग्नोऽग्निर्व्याप्तदिक्तटः ।
दहंश्चटचटास्फोटैः पातयत्युत्तमां पुरीम् ॥ ८ ॥

nagare nagasaṃkāśe lagno'gnirvyāptadiktaṭaḥ |
dahaṃścaṭacaṭāsphoṭaiḥ pātayatyuttamāṃ purīm || 8 ||

There they have set fire to our rock-like city, which like a wild fire, is raging on all sides. It is burning and ravaging with chat chat sounds, and hurling the houses with a hideous noise.
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 (3.43.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nagara, Naga, Sankasha, Lagna, Agni, Vyapta, Diktata, Han, Catacata, Asphota, Patayat, Uttama, Puri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.43.8). 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: “nagare nagasaṃkāśe lagno'gnirvyāptadiktaṭaḥ ”
nagare -
nagara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nagara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
naga -
naga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṅkāśe -
saṅkāśa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
lagno' -
lagna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√lag -> lagna (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √lag class 1 verb]
agnir -
agni (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vyāpta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
diktaṭaḥ -
diktaṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “dahaṃścaṭacaṭāsphoṭaiḥ pātayatyuttamāṃ purīm ”
da -
da (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

da (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
haṃś -
han (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

[vocative single]
caṭacaṭā -
caṭacaṭā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
āsphoṭaiḥ -
āsphoṭa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
pātayatyu -
√pat -> pātayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √pat]

√pat -> pātayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √pat], [vocative dual from √pat], [accusative dual from √pat], [locative single from √pat]

√pat (verb class 0)

[present active third single]
uttamām -
uttamā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
purīm -
purī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]