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 3.74.4

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शुष्कां चण्डांशुकिरणैर्जर्जरां वनवायुभिः ।
अचलन्तीनिजात्स्थानात्स्नापितामिन्दुरश्मिभिः ॥ ४ ॥

śuṣkāṃ caṇḍāṃśukiraṇairjarjarāṃ vanavāyubhiḥ |
acalantīnijātsthānātsnāpitāminduraśmibhiḥ || 4 ||

She was withered under the scorching sunbeams, and battered in her frame by the hotter winds of the desert; yet she moved not from her stand-point, as she was relieved every night by the cold bath of moonbeams.
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 (3.74.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shushka, Kirana, Jarjara, Vanu, Ayu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.74.4). 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: “śuṣkāṃ caṇḍāṃśukiraṇairjarjarāṃ vanavāyubhiḥ ”
śuṣkām -
śuṣkā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√śuṣ -> śuṣkā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
caṇḍāṃśu -
caṇḍāṃśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
kiraṇair -
kiraṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
jarjarām -
jarjarā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vanavā -
vanu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
āyubhiḥ -
āyu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

āyu (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

āyu (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “acalantīnijātsthānātsnāpitāminduraśmibhiḥ ”
Cannot analyse acalantīnijātsthānātsnāpitāminduraśmibhiḥ