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 3.74.2

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एकपादं तपस्यन्तीं शुष्यन्तीं शिरऊष्मणा ।
सततानशनां शुष्कपिण्डीभूतोदरत्वचम् ॥ २ ॥

ekapādaṃ tapasyantīṃ śuṣyantīṃ śiraūṣmaṇā |
satatānaśanāṃ śuṣkapiṇḍībhūtodaratvacam || 2 ||

She stood upon one leg fixed in her meditation and roasted by the burning sun over her head; she was dried up to a skeleton by her continued fasting, and her belly was contracted to the shrunken skin.
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 (3.74.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ekapada, Ekapad, Tapa, Tapasya, Tapas, Anti, Shushyanti, Shira, Ushman, Satata, Ashana, Shushka, Pindibhuta, Udara, Tvac, Tvaca,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.74.2). 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: “ekapādaṃ tapasyantīṃ śuṣyantīṃ śiraūṣmaṇā ”
ekapādam -
ekapāda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ekapāda (noun, neuter)

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

ekapādā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ekapad (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

ekapad (noun, neuter)

[accusative single]
tapasya -
tapasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tapasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tapa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

tapa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tapas (noun, neuter)

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

√tap (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
antīm -
antī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śuṣyantīm -
√śuṣ -> śuṣyantī (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb]
śira -
śira (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ūṣmaṇā -
ūṣman (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “satatānaśanāṃ śuṣkapiṇḍībhūtodaratvacam ”
satatān -
satata (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
aśanām -
aśanā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śuṣka -
śuṣka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śuṣka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]

√śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
piṇḍībhūto -
piṇḍībhūta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

piṇḍībhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

piṇḍībhūtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
udara -
udara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvacam -
tvaca (noun, neuter)

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

tvacā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tvac (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]