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 3.71.34

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हा महोदर विन्ध्याद्रिसनीहारगुहोपम ।
अद्य नान्तं करोषि त्वं कथं सिंहेन हस्तिनाम् ॥ ३४ ॥

hā mahodara vindhyādrisanīhāraguhopama |
adya nāntaṃ karoṣi tvaṃ kathaṃ siṃhena hastinām || 34 ||

O great Vindhya with thy hollow and snow covered caves! why dost thou not destroy thy dull elephants by thy native lions? It is I that am as silly as an elephant—gaja murkha.
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 (3.71.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mahodara, Sanihara, Guha, Guh, Upama, Adya, Tva, Yushmad, Katham, Katha, Simha, Hastin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.71.34). 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: “hā mahodara vindhyādrisanīhāraguhopama ”
hā* -
ha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

hā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

mahodara (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]
sanīhāra -
sanīhāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sanīhāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
guho -
guhā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

guha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

guh (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

guhā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

upama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “adya nāntaṃ karoṣi tvaṃ kathaṃ siṃhena hastinām ”
adya -
adya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

adya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nān -
na (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
karoṣi -
√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present active second single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
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]
siṃhena -
siṃha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
hastinām -
hastin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

hastin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]