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 3.70.61

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कण्ठवस्त्रदलप्रोता वेधाक्ष्णा मुखमीक्षते ।
कथमेता भिनद्मीति तीक्ष्णानामेतदीप्सितम् ॥ ६१ ॥

kaṇṭhavastradalaprotā vedhākṣṇā mukhamīkṣate |
kathametā bhinadmīti tīkṣṇānāmetadīpsitam || 61 ||

She like the needle with the sewing thread behind it, raises her head to make and look at the loop-hole, that she should penetrate in the manner of burglars, making and marking the holes in the wall for their entry.
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 (3.70.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kantha, Vastrada, Prota, Vedha, Akshan, Mukha, Katham, Katha, Eta, Esha, Iti, Tikshna, Etad, Ipsita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.70.61). 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: “kaṇṭhavastradalaprotā vedhākṣṇā mukhamīkṣate ”
kaṇṭha -
kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vastrada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
la -
la (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
protā* -
prota (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

protā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vedhā -
vedha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vedha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vedhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vedh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√vidh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
akṣṇā -
akṣan (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
mukham -
mukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mukha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
īkṣate -
√īkṣ (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
Line 2: “kathametā bhinadmīti tīkṣṇānāmetadīpsitam ”
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
etā* -
eta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

etā (noun, feminine)

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

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
bhinadmī -
√bhid (verb class 7)

[present active first single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
tīkṣṇānām -
tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

tīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

tīkṣṇā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
etadī -
etad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
īpsitam -
īpsita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

īpsita (noun, neuter)

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

īpsitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√āp -> īpsita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √āp]

√āp -> īpsita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √āp]

√āp -> īpsitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √āp]

√āp -> īpsita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √āp]

√āp -> īpsita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √āp], [accusative single from √āp]