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 4.23.16

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धीवरत्रादृढाबद्धचपलेन्द्रियमर्कटा ।
वदनोद्यानहसनपुष्पोद्गममनोरमा ॥ १६ ॥

dhīvaratrādṛḍhābaddhacapalendriyamarkaṭā |
vadanodyānahasanapuṣpodgamamanoramā || 16 ||

Here the understanding is fast bound in chains as a prisoner, and the organs of sense are let loose as monkies to play about. The face is as a flower garden, the smiles whereof are its blooming blossoms.
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 (4.23.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhivara, Tra, Dha, Abaddha, Capala, Indriya, Arka, Vadana, Udyana, Hasana, Pushpa, Udgama, Anu, Rama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.23.16). 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: “dhīvaratrādṛḍhābaddhacapalendriyamarkaṭā ”
dhīvara -
dhīvara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhīvara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
trād -
tra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

tra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ṛ -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
ḍhā -
ḍha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ḍha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ḍhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abaddha -
abaddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

abaddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
capale -
capala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

capala (noun, neuter)

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

capalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
indriyam -
indriya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

indriya (noun, neuter)

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

indriyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
arka -
arka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

arka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ṭā -
ṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vadanodyānahasanapuṣpodgamamanoramā ”
vadano -
vadana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
udyāna -
udyāna (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

hasana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
puṣpo -
puṣpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

puṣpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

puṣpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
udgamam -
udgama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
anor -
anu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

anu (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ramā -
ramā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]