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 4.10.29

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स्वयमूर्ध्वं प्रयात्यग्निः स्वयं यान्ति पयांस्यधः ।
भोक्तारं भोजनं याति सृष्टिं चाप्यन्तकः स्वयम् ॥ २९ ॥

svayamūrdhvaṃ prayātyagniḥ svayaṃ yānti payāṃsyadhaḥ |
bhoktāraṃ bhojanaṃ yāti sṛṣṭiṃ cāpyantakaḥ svayam || 29 ||

It is the nature of flame to ascend upwards, and that of fluids to flow downward; it is destined for the food to be fed upon by its eaters, and that creation must come under its destruction by us.
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 (4.10.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svayam, Urdhvam, Urdhva, Prayati, Agni, Yantin, Yanti, Payas, Adhah, Adhas, Bhoktri, Bhojana, Yat, Yati, Srishti, Capi, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.10.29). 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: “svayamūrdhvaṃ prayātyagniḥ svayaṃ yānti payāṃsyadhaḥ ”
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ūrdhvam -
ūrdhvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ūrdhva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ūrdhva (noun, neuter)

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

ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
prayātya -
prayāti (noun, masculine)

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

prayāti (noun, feminine)

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

prayāti (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
agniḥ -
agni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
yānti -
yāntin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāntin (noun, neuter)

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

yāntī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

yāntī (noun, feminine)

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

yāntī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
payāṃsya -
payas (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
adhaḥ -
adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

adhaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

adhas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “bhoktāraṃ bhojanaṃ yāti sṛṣṭiṃ cāpyantakaḥ svayam ”
bhoktāram -
bhoktṛ (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
bhojanam -
bhojana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhojana (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

yāti (noun, neuter)

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

yāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
sṛṣṭim -
sṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
cāpyan -
cāpī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ta -
ta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[compound]
kaḥ -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]