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 3.60.24

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रात्रिं द्वादशवर्षाणि हरिश्चन्द्रोऽनुभूतवान् ।
लवणो भुक्तवानायुरेकरात्र्या समाः शतम् ॥ २४ ॥

rātriṃ dvādaśavarṣāṇi hariścandro'nubhūtavān |
lavaṇo bhuktavānāyurekarātryā samāḥ śatam || 24 ||

King Haris Chandra is said, to have thought a single night as a dozen of years; and the prince Lavana to have passed his long life of a hundred years as the space of a single night. (So the seven sleepers of Kehef passed a long period as one night, and so of others).{GL_NOTE:73132:}
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 (3.60.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rat, Dvadashavarsha, Harishcandra, Anubhuta, Vat, Lavana, Bhuktavat, Ayu, Ayus, Ekara, Atri, Sama, Shata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.60.24). 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: “rātriṃ dvādaśavarṣāṇi hariścandro'nubhūtavān ”
rāt -
ra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√rā -> rāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √rā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √rā class 2 verb]
rim -
dvādaśavarṣāṇi -
dvādaśavarṣa (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hariścandro' -
hariścandra (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

anubhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vān -
va (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]
Line 2: “lavaṇo bhuktavānāyurekarātryā samāḥ śatam ”
lavaṇo* -
lavaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhuktavān -
bhuktavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
āyur -
āyus (noun, masculine)

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

āyus (noun, neuter)

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

āyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

āyu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ekarā -
ekarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
atryā -
atrī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
samāḥ -
sama (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

samā (noun, feminine)

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

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

śatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]