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 3.72.18

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ततो महेन्द्रप्रहितं वातनुन्नामिषं रजः ।
तया त्वभ्रत्वव्याजेन न निगीर्णं मुखे विशत् ॥ १८ ॥

tato mahendraprahitaṃ vātanunnāmiṣaṃ rajaḥ |
tayā tvabhratvavyājena na nigīrṇaṃ mukhe viśat || 18 ||

But it did not swallow the powdered dust of meat; which the god Indra had caused to be thrown into its mouth, for the purpose of frustrating the efficacy of its devotion.
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 (3.72.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Mahendra, Prahita, Vata, Nunna, Ish, Isha, Raja, Rajas, Tva, Avyaja, Nigirna, Mukha, Vishat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.72.18). 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: “tato mahendraprahitaṃ vātanunnāmiṣaṃ rajaḥ ”
tato* -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
mahendra -
mahendra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
prahitam -
prahita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prahita (noun, neuter)

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

prahitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vāta -
vāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]
nunnām -
nunnā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√nud -> nunnā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √nud class 6 verb]
iṣam -
iṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

iṣa (noun, neuter)

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

iṣā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

iṣan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

iṣ (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

iṣ (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
rajaḥ -
rajas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rajas (noun, neuter)

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

raja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tayā tvabhratvavyājena na nigīrṇaṃ mukhe viśat ”
tayā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
tva -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
abhratva -
√abhr (verb class 1)

[imperative active third single]
avyājena -
avyāja (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

avyāja (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nigīrṇam -
nigīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nigīrṇa (noun, neuter)

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

nigīrṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
mukhe -
mukha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mukha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
viśat -
√viś -> viśat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative single from √viś class 6 verb]