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 3.55.2

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श्रीदेव्युवाच ।
नाडीप्रवाहे विधुरे यदा वातविसंस्थितिम् ।
जन्तुः प्राप्नोति हि तदा शाम्यतीवास्य चेतना ॥ २ ॥

śrīdevyuvāca |
nāḍīpravāhe vidhure yadā vātavisaṃsthitim |
jantuḥ prāpnoti hi tadā śāmyatīvāsya cetanā || 2 ||

The goddess replied:—As the action of the heart ceases to act, and the lungs blow and breathe no more, the current of the vital airs is utterly stopped, and the living being loses its sensibility.
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 (3.55.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shridevi, Nadipravaha, Vidhura, Yada, Yad, Vata, Visa, Sthiti, Jantu, Pra, Tada, Shamyat, Vasya, Cetana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.55.2). 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: “śrīdevyuvāca ”
śrīdevyu -
śrīdevī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

śrīdevī (noun, feminine)

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

śrīdevī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “nāḍīpravāhe vidhure yadā vātavisaṃsthitim ”
nāḍīpravāhe -
nāḍīpravāha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nāḍīpravāha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
vidhure -
vidhura (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vidhura (noun, neuter)

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

vidhurā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vāta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]
visaṃ -
visa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

visa (noun, neuter)

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

visā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sthitim -
sthiti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 3: “jantuḥ prāpnoti hi tadā śāmyatīvāsya cetanā ”
jantuḥ -
jantu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prā -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]

prā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
āpnoti -
√āp (verb class 5)

[present active third single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śāmyatī -
√śam -> śāmyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 4 verb]
vāsya -
vāsya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāsya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √vas]

√vās -> vāsya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vās]

√vas -> vāsya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vas]

√vās -> vāsya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vās class 10 verb]

√vās -> vāsya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vās class 10 verb]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vas class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vas class 6 verb]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vas class 6 verb]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √vas]

√vas -> vāsya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √vas]
cetanā -
cetanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]