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 3.98.5

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अस्ति रामाटवी स्फारा शून्याशान्तातिभीषणा ।
योजनानां शतं यस्यां लक्ष्यते कणमात्रकम् ॥ ५ ॥

asti rāmāṭavī sphārā śūnyāśāntātibhīṣaṇā |
yojanānāṃ śataṃ yasyāṃ lakṣyate kaṇamātrakam || 5 ||

There is a long, open and dreary desert Ramatavi by name; which was quite still and solitary and without an inhabitant, in it; and so vast in its extent, as to make a pace of a league of it.
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 (3.98.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asti, Rama, Atavi, Sphara, Shunya, Ashanta, Ibhi, Ishana, Yojana, Shata, Yasya, Lakshyata, Kana, Atra, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.98.5). 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: “asti rāmāṭavī sphārā śūnyāśāntātibhīṣaṇā ”
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

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

astī (noun, neuter)

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

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
rāmā -
rāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

rāmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
aṭavī -
aṭavī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

aṭavi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sphārā -
sphārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śūnyā -
śūnya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śūnya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śūnyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśāntāt -
aśānta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

aśānta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ibhī -
ibhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
īṣaṇā -
īṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “yojanānāṃ śataṃ yasyāṃ lakṣyate kaṇamātrakam ”
yojanānām -
yojana (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

yojanā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
śatam -
śata (noun, neuter)

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

śatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yasyām -
yasyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[locative single]
lakṣyate -
lakṣyatā (noun, feminine)

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

√lakṣ (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√lakṣ (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]
kaṇam -
kaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ātra -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kam -
ka (noun, neuter)

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

ka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]