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 3.48.2

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धनुरास्फालयामास चिरारावितदिङ्मुखम् ।
कल्पान्तपवनास्फोट इव मेरुगिरेस्तटम् ॥ २ ॥

dhanurāsphālayāmāsa cirārāvitadiṅmukham |
kalpāntapavanāsphoṭa iva merugirestaṭam || 2 ||

The twanging of his bow resounded in the air on all sides, and growled as loudly as the howling of winds in the caverns of mountains.
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 (3.48.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhanu, Dhanus, Asphala, Yama, Yaman, Cira, Ravita, Dinmukha, Kalpanta, Pavana, Asphota, Iva, Merugiri, Tata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.48.2). 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: “dhanurāsphālayāmāsa cirārāvitadiṅmukham ”
dhanur -
dhanus (noun, neuter)

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

dhanu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

dhanu (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
yāmā -
yāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yāman (noun, neuter)

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

yāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

yāmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
asa -
asan (noun, neuter)

[compound]
cirā -
cirā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

rāvita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
diṅmukham -
diṅmukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

diṅmukha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “kalpāntapavanāsphoṭa iva merugirestaṭam ”
kalpānta -
kalpānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pavanā -
pavana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pavana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pavanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āsphoṭa* -
āsphoṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
merugires -
merugiri (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
taṭam -
taṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]