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 3.78.18

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शरीरसंनिवेशेन पङ्कपीठमिवोत्थिताम् ।
तनुं चन्द्रार्कयुद्धाय तमसेव समाश्रिताम् ॥ १८ ॥

śarīrasaṃniveśena paṅkapīṭhamivotthitām |
tanuṃ candrārkayuddhāya tamaseva samāśritām || 18 ||

The huge body appeared as a demon rising from underneath the ground, and approaching to devour them as the eclipse ingulfs the orbs of the sun and moon.
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 (3.78.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sharira, Samnivesha, Panka, Pitha, Iva, Utthita, Tanu, Candrarka, Yuddha, Tamas, Tamasa, Samashrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.78.18). 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: “śarīrasaṃniveśena paṅkapīṭhamivotthitām ”
śarīra -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃniveśena -
saṃniveśa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
paṅka -
paṅka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paṅka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pīṭham -
pīṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pīṭha (noun, neuter)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
utthitām -
utthitā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “tanuṃ candrārkayuddhāya tamaseva samāśritām ”
tanum -
tanu (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
yuddhāya -
yuddha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

yuddha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [dative single from √yudh class 4 verb]

√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [dative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
tamase -
tamasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

tamasa (noun, neuter)

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

tamas (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

tamasā (noun, feminine)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
samāśritām -
samāśritā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]