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 3.77.4

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चत्वरेषु तमःपिण्डी प्रजिह्मीकृतदीपिका ।
कुञ्चितच्छिद्रनिष्क्रान्ताऽऽदीपिकारोचिराजिता ॥ ४ ॥

catvareṣu tamaḥpiṇḍī prajihmīkṛtadīpikā |
kuñcitacchidraniṣkrāntā''dīpikārocirājitā || 4 ||

The thick darkness spreading over the compounds of houses, shut out the passage of the light of lamps, which made their way of or from the chinks of the dwelling in which they were burning.
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 (3.77.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Catvara, Tama, Tamas, Pindi, Pindin, Pra, Jihmikrita, Dipika, Kunci, Tat, Tad, Shi, Dra, Karu, Cira, Ajita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.77.4). 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: “catvareṣu tamaḥpiṇḍī prajihmīkṛtadīpikā ”
catvareṣu -
catvara (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
tamaḥ -
tamas (noun, neuter)

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

tama (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

piṇḍi (noun, feminine)

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

piṇḍin (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

jihmīkṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dīpikā -
dīpikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kuñcitacchidraniṣkrāntā''dīpikārocirājitā ”
kuñci -
kuñci (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kuñcī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
tacch -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śi -
śi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

śī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

śī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dra -
dra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
niṣkrāntā' -
adīpi -
√dīp (verb class 4)

[aorist middle third single]
kāro -
kāru (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
cirā -
cira (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cira (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cirā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]

√aj (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]