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 3.46.29

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प्रशेमुः पांसवो रक्तैस्तमांस्यायुधवह्निभिः ।
युद्धैकध्यानतः शब्दा भयानि मृतिनिश्चयैः ॥ २९ ॥

praśemuḥ pāṃsavo raktaistamāṃsyāyudhavahnibhiḥ |
yuddhaikadhyānataḥ śabdā bhayāni mṛtiniścayaiḥ || 29 ||

The dust of the earth was set down by the floods of blood, and the darkness was dispelled by the blaze of weapons;all clamour ceased in intense fighting, and the fear for life, was lost under the stern resolution of death.
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 (3.46.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prasha, Pamsava, Pamsu, Rakta, Tamas, Ayudha, Vahni, Yuddha, Aikadhya, Anata, Shabda, Bhaya, Nishcaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.46.29). 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: “praśemuḥ pāṃsavo raktaistamāṃsyāyudhavahnibhiḥ ”
praśe -
praśa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

praśa (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb]

mu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pāṃsavo* -
pāṃsava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pāṃsu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
raktais -
rakta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

rakta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

√rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √rag class 1 verb]

√rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √rag class 1 verb]

√raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √raj class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √raj class 4 verb]

√raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √raj class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √raj class 4 verb]

√rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √rañj class 4 verb]

√rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √rañj class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √rañj class 4 verb]
tamāṃsyā -
tamas (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
āyudha -
āyudha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vahnibhiḥ -
vahni (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “yuddhaikadhyānataḥ śabdā bhayāni mṛtiniścayaiḥ ”
yuddhai -
yuddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yuddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

yuddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]

√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]

√yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
aikadhyā -
aikadhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
anataḥ -
anata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śabdā* -
śabda (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhayāni -
bhaya (noun, neuter)

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

√bhī (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
mṛti -
mṛti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
niścayaiḥ -
niścaya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]