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 3.68.2

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अस्ति कज्जलपङ्काद्रेरिवोग्रा शालभञ्जिका ।
हिमाद्रेरुत्तरे पार्श्वे कर्कटी नाम राक्षसी ॥ २ ॥

asti kajjalapaṅkādrerivogrā śālabhañjikā |
himādreruttare pārśve karkaṭī nāma rākṣasī || 2 ||

There lived on the north of Himalaya a heinous Rakshasi, by name of Karkati—a crooked crab; who was as dark as ink and stalwart as a rock, with limbs as strong as could split the sturdy oak.
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 (3.68.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asti, Kajjala, Panka, Rerivan, Ugra, Shalabhanjika, Himadri, Uttara, Parshva, Parshvi, Karkati, Naman, Rakshasi, Rakshasin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.68.2). 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: “asti kajjalapaṅkādrerivogrā śālabhañjikā ”
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
kajjala -
kajjala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kajjala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paṅkād -
paṅka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

paṅka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
rerivo -
rerivan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

rerivan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ugrā -
ugrā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]
Line 2: “himādreruttare pārśve karkaṭī nāma rākṣasī ”
himādrer -
himādri (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
uttare -
uttara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

uttara (noun, neuter)

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

uttarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
pārśve -
pārśva (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pārśva (noun, neuter)

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

pārśvi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

pārśvi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

pārśvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
karkaṭī -
karkaṭī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

karkaṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
rākṣasī -
rākṣasī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

rākṣasin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]