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 4.10.8

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ऋज्व्या संशुष्कशिरया स्वास्थिमात्रावशेषया ।
ग्रीवयात्मानुसृतया दीर्घीकुर्वदिवाकृतिम् ॥ ८ ॥

ṛjvyā saṃśuṣkaśirayā svāsthimātrāvaśeṣayā |
grīvayātmānusṛtayā dīrghīkurvadivākṛtim || 8 ||

The withered head erected on the bony neckbone, likened the soul supported by the body:—
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 (4.10.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rijvi, Samshushka, Shira, Sva, Svan, Asthi, Matra, Ashesha, Griva, Atma, Taya, Dirghi, Kurvat, Iva, Akriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.10.8). 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: “ṛjvyā saṃśuṣkaśirayā svāsthimātrāvaśeṣayā ”
ṛjvyā -
ṛjvī (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

saṃśuṣka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śirayā -
śirā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
svā -
sva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

svan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

svan (noun, neuter)

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

sva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

svā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asthi -
asthi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
mātrāva -
mātra (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
aśeṣayā -
aśeṣā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “grīvayātmānusṛtayā dīrghīkurvadivākṛtim ”
grīvayā -
grīvā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
atmān -
atma (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
usṛ -
usṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
tayā* -
taya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
dīrghī -
dīrghī (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kurvad -
kurvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

kurvat (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ākṛtim -
ākṛti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ākṛti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]