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 3.82.43

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कान्तारूपं परित्यज्य गृहीत्वा राक्षसं वपुः ।
आदाय वध्याञ्छतशः पुरुषांस्तान्सुसंचितान् ॥ ४३ ॥

kāntārūpaṃ parityajya gṛhītvā rākṣasaṃ vapuḥ |
ādāya vadhyāñchataśaḥ puruṣāṃstānsusaṃcitān || 43 ||

You can then forsake your comely form, and assume thy hideous figure of the Rakshasi, and kill and take to your food hundreds of those lawless men.
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 (3.82.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kanta, Arupa, Parityajya, Grihitva, Rakshasa, Vapu, Vapus, Ada, Adaya, Vadhya, Shatashah, Purusha, Susancita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.82.43). 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: “kāntārūpaṃ parityajya gṛhītvā rākṣasaṃ vapuḥ ”
kāntā -
kānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāntā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]

√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]

√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
arūpam -
arūpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

arūpa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

arūpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
parityajya -
parityajya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
gṛhītvā -
gṛhītvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √grah]
rākṣasam -
rākṣasa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rākṣasa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vapuḥ -
vapus (noun, masculine)

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

vapus (noun, neuter)

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

vapu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vapu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ādāya vadhyāñchataśaḥ puruṣāṃstānsusaṃcitān ”
ādāya -
ādāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ādāya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

āda (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

āda (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
vadhyāñch -
vadhya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
śataśaḥ -
śataśaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
puruṣāṃs -
puruṣa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tān -
ta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
susañcitān -
susañcita (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]