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 4.8.18

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संशीर्णयोर्देहकयोश्चित्तके व्यसनाविले ।
विचेरतुस्तयोर्व्योम्नि निर्नीडौ विहगौ यथा ॥ १८ ॥

saṃśīrṇayordehakayościttake vyasanāvile |
viceratustayorvyomni nirnīḍau vihagau yathā || 18 ||

They with their emaciated bodies and sorrowful minds, wandered about in the air, like birds without their nest.
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 (4.8.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shirna, Deha, Kah, Kim, Cittaka, Vyasana, Avila, Vici, Ratu, Yoh, Vyoman, Nirnida, Vihaga, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.8.18). 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: “saṃśīrṇayordehakayościttake vyasanāvile ”
saṃ -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
śīrṇayor -
śīrṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

śīrṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

śīrṇā (noun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

√śṝ -> śīrṇa (participle, masculine)

[genitive dual from √śṝ class 9 verb], [locative dual from √śṝ class 9 verb]

√śṝ -> śīrṇa (participle, neuter)

[genitive dual from √śṝ class 9 verb], [locative dual from √śṝ class 9 verb]

√śṝ -> śīrṇā (participle, feminine)

[genitive dual from √śṝ class 9 verb], [locative dual from √śṝ class 9 verb]
deha -
deha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dah (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
kayoś -
ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
cittake -
cittaka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

cittaka (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
vyasanā -
vyasana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
avile -
avilā (noun, feminine)

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

√vil (verb class 6)

[imperfect middle first single]
Line 2: “viceratustayorvyomni nirnīḍau vihagau yathā ”
vicer -
vici (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ratu -
ratū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
sta -
√as (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
yor -
yoḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

i (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]

yu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
vyomni -
vyoman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vyoman (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nirnīḍau -
nirnīḍa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vihagau -
vihaga (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]