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 3.48.41

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अन्धकारप्रवृत्तेन मषीपङ्कार्णवोपमम् ।
कज्जलाचलसंभारोद्भूतकल्पानिलैरिव ॥ ४१ ॥

andhakārapravṛttena maṣīpaṅkārṇavopamam |
kajjalācalasaṃbhārodbhūtakalpānilairiva || 41 ||

The overspreading darkness appeared as a sea of ink or dark quagmire, or as the particles of Anjanagiri (Inky mountain) wafted by the breeze over the face of nature.
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 (3.48.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Andhakara, Pravritta, Mashi, Panka, Arnava, Upama, Kajjala, Acala, Sambhara, Udbhuta, Kalpa, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.48.41). 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: “andhakārapravṛttena maṣīpaṅkārṇavopamam ”
andhakāra -
andhakāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pravṛttena -
pravṛtta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

pravṛtta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
maṣī -
maṣī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

maṣī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

maṣi (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

maṣi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
paṅkā -
paṅka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paṅka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

paṅkā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arṇavo -
arṇava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

arṇava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

arṇavā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
upamam -
upama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

upama (noun, neuter)

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

upamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “kajjalācalasaṃbhārodbhūtakalpānilairiva ”
kajjalā -
kajjala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kajjala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kajjalā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

acala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sambhāro -
sambhāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sambhāra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

udbhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kalpāni -
kalpa (noun, neuter)

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

[instrumental plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]