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 3.69.4

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अस्योक्त्या द्विविधा सूचिर्भूत्वालक्ष्या विशाम्यहम् ।
प्राणिनां सह सर्वेषां हृदयं सुरभिर्यथा ॥ ४ ॥

asyoktyā dvividhā sūcirbhūtvālakṣyā viśāmyaham |
prāṇināṃ saha sarveṣāṃ hṛdayaṃ surabhiryathā || 4 ||

At Brahma's bidding, she bethought in herself: “I will become as thin as a minute pin, in order to enter imperceptibly into the hearts of animals, as the odor of flowers enters the nostrils.”
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 (3.69.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asi, Idam, Ukti, Uktya, Dvividha, Suci, Alakshya, Alakshi, Aha, Asmad, Pranin, Saha, Sarva, Hridaya, Surabhi, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.69.4). 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: “asyoktyā dvividhā sūcirbhūtvālakṣyā viśāmyaham ”
asyo -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

asi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

asī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
uktyā* -
ukti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

uktya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
dvividhā -
dvividhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sūcir -
sūci (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

sūci (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhūtvā -
√bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
alakṣyā* -
alakṣya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

alakṣyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

alakṣī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
viśāmya -
√viś (verb class 6)

[present active first single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “prāṇināṃ saha sarveṣāṃ hṛdayaṃ surabhiryathā ”
prāṇinām -
prāṇin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

prāṇin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
saha -
saha (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

saha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sah (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sarveṣām -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
hṛdayam -
hṛdaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hṛdaya (noun, neuter)

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

hṛdayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
surabhir -
surabhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]