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 3.44.8

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दूरेणाशङ्कमायातैः परैर्नः पुरमाहृतम् ।
रात्रौ वर्षास्विवोद्धोषैः कमलानीव वारिभिः ॥ ८ ॥

dūreṇāśaṅkamāyātaiḥ parairnaḥ puramāhṛtam |
rātrau varṣāsvivoddhoṣaiḥ kamalānīva vāribhiḥ || 8 ||

Our armies frightened by the enemy from afar, dare not approach the falling city, as nobody ventures to rescue the lotus beds from a flood, under the threatening thunders of a rainy night.
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 (3.44.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Durena, Dura, Ashankam, Ashanka, Ayata, Para, Asmad, Pur, Pura, Ahrita, Ratrau, Ratra, Varsha, Iva, Uddha, Uddhri, Usha, Kamala, Vari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.44.8). 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: “dūreṇāśaṅkamāyātaiḥ parairnaḥ puramāhṛtam ”
dūreṇā -
dūreṇa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dūra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

dūra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
aśaṅkam -
aśaṅkam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

aśaṅka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aśaṅka (noun, neuter)

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

aśaṅkā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āyātaiḥ -
āyāta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

āyāta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
parair -
para (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

para (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
naḥ -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
puram -
pura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pura (noun, neuter)

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

purā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

pur (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
āhṛtam -
āhṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āhṛta (noun, neuter)

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

āhṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “rātrau varṣāsvivoddhoṣaiḥ kamalānīva vāribhiḥ ”
rātrau -
rātrau (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

rātra (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
varṣāsvi -
varṣā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
ivo -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
uddho -
uddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

uddhṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

uddhṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
uṣaiḥ -
uṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

uṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
kamalānī -
kamala (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vāribhiḥ -
vāri (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]

vāri (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]