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 3.79.31

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बिसतन्तुर्महामेरुर्भो राजन्यदपेक्षया ।
तस्य कस्योदरे सन्ति मेरुमन्दरकोटयः ॥ ३१ ॥

bisatanturmahāmerurbho rājanyadapekṣayā |
tasya kasyodare santi merumandarakoṭayaḥ || 31 ||

Tell me, O prince! on what solid basis does the great Meru, stand like a tender filament of the lotus; and what gigantic form is that, which contains thousands of Merus and Mandaras within its capacious womb?
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 (3.79.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bisatantu, Mahameru, Bha, Rajan, Rajani, Rajanya, Ada, Iksha, Tad, Kah, Kim, Udara, Sat, Santi, Merumandara, Koti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.79.31). 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: “bisatanturmahāmerurbho rājanyadapekṣayā ”
bisatantur -
bisatantu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahāmerur -
mahāmeru (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bho* -
bha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
rājanya -
rājanī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

rājanya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rājanya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

rājani (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
ada -
ada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pe -
pa (noun, masculine)

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

pa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
īkṣayā -
īkṣā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “tasya kasyodare santi merumandarakoṭayaḥ ”
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
kasyo -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
udare -
udara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
santi -
santi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

santi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

santi (noun, neuter)

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

sat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
merumandara -
merumandara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
koṭayaḥ -
koṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]