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 3.114.32

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प्रोत्तुङ्गसुरशैलाग्रवैदूर्यशिखरप्रभा ।
अथवार्कांशुदुर्भेदा तिमिरश्रीः स्थितोपरि ॥ ३२ ॥

prottuṅgasuraśailāgravaidūryaśikharaprabhā |
athavārkāṃśudurbhedā timiraśrīḥ sthitopari || 32 ||

Ignorance (avidya) is painted in the imagination of earthly men, to be as dark as the darkness which surrounds the highest pinnacle of Meru, blazing with the blue light of sapphire, or at the primeval darkness impenetrable by the solar light.
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 (3.114.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prottunga, Sura, Shailagra, Vaidurya, Shikhara, Prabha, Athava, Atho, Arka, Durbheda, Timira, Shri, Sthita, Upari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.114.32). 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: “prottuṅgasuraśailāgravaidūryaśikharaprabhā ”
prottuṅga -
prottuṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prottuṅga (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

sura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sur (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
śailāgra -
śailāgra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vaidūrya (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śikhara (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
Line 2: “athavārkāṃśudurbhedā timiraśrīḥ sthitopari ”
athavā -
athavā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atho (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ārkā -
ārka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ārka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ārkā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]
durbhedā -
durbhedā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

timira (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śrīḥ -
śrī (noun, feminine)

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

śrī (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
sthito -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sthita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sthitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
upari -
upari (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

upari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]