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 3.76.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथाभवदसौ सूची कर्कटीराक्षसी पुनः ।
सूक्ष्मैव स्थौल्यमायाता मेघलेखेव वार्षिकी ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
athābhavadasau sūcī karkaṭīrākṣasī punaḥ |
sūkṣmaiva sthaulyamāyātā meghalekheva vārṣikī || 1 ||

Vasishtha continued:—Suchi the needle now became the fiend Karkati again; and her leanness turned to bulkiness, in the manner of a flimsy cloud; assuming a gigantic form in the rainy season.
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 (3.76.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Atha, Asi, Asu, Adah, Suci, Sucin, Karkati, Rakshasi, Rakshasin, Puna, Sukshma, Sthaulya, Ayata, Meghalekha, Iva, Varshiki,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.76.1). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “athābhavadasau sūcī karkaṭīrākṣasī punaḥ ”
athā -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
abhavad -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sūcī -
sūcī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

sūcī (noun, masculine)

[compound]

sūci (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

sūci (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

sūcin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
karkaṭīr -
karkaṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [accusative plural]

karkaṭī (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
rākṣasī -
rākṣasī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

rākṣasin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 3: “sūkṣmaiva sthaulyamāyātā meghalekheva vārṣikī ”
sūkṣmai -
sūkṣma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sūkṣma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sūkṣmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
sthaulyam -
sthaulya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
āyātā* -
āyāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

āyātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
meghalekhe -
meghalekhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vārṣikī -
vārṣikī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]