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 3.46.17

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प्रययुः क्वापि दीपौघा दिवसेनेव तारकाः ।
आययुर्बलमालोला नैशभूतपरम्पराः ॥ १७ ॥

prayayuḥ kvāpi dīpaughā divaseneva tārakāḥ |
āyayurbalamālolā naiśabhūtaparamparāḥ || 17 ||

The burning lights became as dim, as the fading stars of heaven by day light, and the darkness of night became as thick, as the devils of darkness gather their strength at 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 (3.46.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pra, Yayu, Kva, Api, Dipa, Augha, Divasa, Iva, Taraka, Aya, Bala, Alola, Naisha, Bhuta, Parampara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.46.17). 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: “prayayuḥ kvāpi dīpaughā divaseneva tārakāḥ ”
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
yayuḥ -
yayu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yayu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[perfect active third plural]
kvā -
ku (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ku (noun, feminine)

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

kū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
āpi -
āpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āpi (noun, neuter)

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

āpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

āpī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

āpī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

āpī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dīpau -
dīpa (noun, masculine)

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

dīpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aughā* -
augha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
divasene -
divasa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tārakāḥ -
tāraka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tārakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “āyayurbalamālolā naiśabhūtaparamparāḥ ”
āya -
āya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

a (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
yur -
yu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
balam -
bala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

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

balā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ālolā* -
ālola (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ālolā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
naiśa -
naiśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

naiśa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second plural]
paramparāḥ -
parampara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

paramparā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]