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 4.9.9

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दर्शयन्ती जगच्छून्यं वपुरक्ष्णोरकृत्रिमम् ।
मुखारण्यजरत्कूपरूपया गर्तशोभया ॥ ९ ॥

darśayantī jagacchūnyaṃ vapurakṣṇorakṛtrimam |
mukhāraṇyajaratkūparūpayā gartaśobhayā || 9 ||

The cavity of the mouth, the sockets of the eyes, the nostrils and ear-holes in the open face, are all expressive of the hollowness of human and heavenly bodies.
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 (4.9.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Darshayat, Darshayanti, Jagat, Shunya, Vapu, Vapus, Akshan, Akritrima, Mukha, Arani, Aranya, Ajarat, Kupa, Rupa, Garta, Shobha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.9.9). 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: “darśayantī jagacchūnyaṃ vapurakṣṇorakṛtrimam ”
darśayantī -
√dṛś -> darśayantī (participle, feminine)

[compound from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> darśayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √dṛś], [vocative dual from √dṛś], [accusative dual from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> darśayantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √dṛś]
jagacch -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śūnyam -
śūnya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śūnya (noun, neuter)

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

śūnyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vapur -
vapus (noun, masculine)

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

vapus (noun, neuter)

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

vapu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vapu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
akṣṇor -
akṣan (noun, neuter)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
akṛtrimam -
akṛtrima (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akṛtrima (noun, neuter)

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

akṛtrimā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “mukhāraṇyajaratkūparūpayā gartaśobhayā ”
mukhā -
mukha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mukha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
araṇya -
araṇi (noun, feminine)

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

araṇi (noun, masculine)

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

araṇī (noun, feminine)

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

araṇya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

araṇya (noun, neuter)

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

[compound]

ajarat (noun, neuter)

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

√jṛ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]

√jṝ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
kūpa -
kūpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
rūpayā -
rūpā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

garta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śobhayā -
śobhā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]