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 4.7.14

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तमः संकल्पयामास संहार इव भूतभुक् ।
त्रिविष्टपस्य देशोऽसौ बभूव तिमिराकुलः ॥ १४ ॥

tamaḥ saṃkalpayāmāsa saṃhāra iva bhūtabhuk |
triviṣṭapasya deśo'sau babhūva timirākulaḥ || 14 ||

At last the shade of night overspread the landscape of the heavenly paradise, as if the god of destruction (Rudra) was advancing to bury the world under universal gloom.
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 (4.7.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tama, Tamas, Sankalpa, Amasa, Samhara, Iva, Bhuta, Bhuk, Bhuj, Trivishtapa, Desha, Asi, Asu, Adah, Timirakula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.7.14). 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: “tamaḥ saṃkalpayāmāsa saṃhāra iva bhūtabhuk ”
tamaḥ -
tamas (noun, neuter)

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

tama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
saṅkalpayā -
saṅkalpā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

amāsa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃhāra* -
saṃhāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhūta -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second plural]
bhuk -
bhuk (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhuj (noun, feminine)

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

bhuj (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
Line 2: “triviṣṭapasya deśo'sau babhūva timirākulaḥ ”
triviṣṭapasya -
triviṣṭapa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
deśo' -
deśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
babhūva -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
timirākulaḥ -
timirākula (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]