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 4.8.17

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पतितस्यावनौ तस्य चिन्तया सह दीर्घया ।
शरीरं शतधा जातं शिलापातीव निर्झरः ॥ १७ ॥

patitasyāvanau tasya cintayā saha dīrghayā |
śarīraṃ śatadhā jātaṃ śilāpātīva nirjharaḥ || 17 ||

His great grief at his fall from heaven to earth, broke his frame as it were into a hundred fragments; like a waterfall falling on the stony ground, and breaking into a hundred rills below.
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 (4.8.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Patita, Avana, Avani, Tad, Cinta, Saha, Dirgha, Sharira, Shatadha, Jata, Shila, Ativa, Nirjhara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.8.17). 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: “patitasyāvanau tasya cintayā saha dīrghayā ”
patitasyā -
patita (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

patita (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)

[genitive single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat -> patita (participle, neuter)

[genitive single from √pat class 1 verb]
avanau -
avana (noun, masculine)

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

avani (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
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]
cintayā -
cintā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
saha -
saha (indeclinable postposition)

[indeclinable postposition]

saha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sah (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
dīrghayā -
dīrghā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “śarīraṃ śatadhā jātaṃ śilāpātīva nirjharaḥ ”
śarīram -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śatadhā* -
śatadhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jātam -
jāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jāta (noun, neuter)

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

jātā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
śilā -
śilā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pā -
pa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
atīva -
atīva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atīva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nirjharaḥ -
nirjhara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]