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 3.48.81

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महामुसलधाराभिः पेतुरासारवृष्टयः ।
कष्टटंकारकठिनाः कृतान्तस्येव दृष्टयः ॥ ८१ ॥

mahāmusaladhārābhiḥ peturāsāravṛṣṭayaḥ |
kaṣṭaṭaṃkārakaṭhināḥ kṛtāntasyeva dṛṣṭayaḥ || 81 ||

Showers of rain fell in floods with drops as big as musalas—malls or mallets, and with flashes of lightnings threatening as the stern glancings of the god 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 (3.48.81). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mah, Maha, Musala, Dhara, Asara, Vrishti, Kashta, Tankara, Kathina, Kritanta, Iva, Drishti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.48.81). 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: “mahāmusaladhārābhiḥ peturāsāravṛṣṭayaḥ ”
mahā -
mahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mah (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mahā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

musala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhārābhiḥ -
dhārā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
petur -
√pat (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]

√pat (verb class 4)

[perfect active third plural]
āsāra -
āsāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vṛṣṭayaḥ -
vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “kaṣṭaṭaṃkārakaṭhināḥ kṛtāntasyeva dṛṣṭayaḥ ”
kaṣṭa -
kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kaś class 1 verb]

√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
ṭaṅkāra -
ṭaṅkāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kaṭhināḥ -
kaṭhina (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kaṭhinā (noun, feminine)

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

[genitive single]

kṛtānta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dṛṣṭayaḥ -
dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]