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 4.26.20

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पिण्डग्रहेण नभसि भूभागमिव कुट्टिमम् ।
मुष्टिग्राह्यो महामेघमन्थरोदरपीवरः ॥ २० ॥

piṇḍagraheṇa nabhasi bhūbhāgamiva kuṭṭimam |
muṣṭigrāhyo mahāmeghamantharodarapīvaraḥ || 20 ||

The thickened air grew as hard as the solid earth with the gathering clouds, and the thickened clouds that became as dense as to be grasped in the fist, were heavy and slow in their motion.
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 (4.26.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pinda, Graha, Nabhas, Bhubhaga, Iva, Kuttima, Mushtigrahya, Mahamegha, Manthara, Mantharu, Udara, Pivara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.26.20). 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: “piṇḍagraheṇa nabhasi bhūbhāgamiva kuṭṭimam ”
piṇḍa -
piṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√piṇḍ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
graheṇa -
graha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

graha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
nabhasi -
nabhas (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nabhas (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√nabh (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
bhūbhāgam -
bhūbhāga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kuṭṭimam -
kuṭṭima (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kuṭṭima (noun, neuter)

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

kuṭṭimā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “muṣṭigrāhyo mahāmeghamantharodarapīvaraḥ ”
muṣṭigrāhyo* -
muṣṭigrāhya (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
mantharo -
manthara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

manthara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mantharā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

mantharu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
udara -
udara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pīvaraḥ -
pīvara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]