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 4.32.28

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पतन्ति मोहिता मूढा दामव्यालकटा इव ।
क्व भ्रूक्षेपविनिष्पिष्टमेरुमन्दरसद्मता ॥ २८ ॥

patanti mohitā mūḍhā dāmavyālakaṭā iva |
kva bhrūkṣepaviniṣpiṣṭamerumandarasadmatā || 28 ||

Think of one of these, that reduced the high Meru and Mandara mountains with a nod of his eyebrows, was constrained to remain as a contemptible gnat in the chink of a pillar in the palace.
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 (4.32.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Patanti, Patat, Mohita, Mudha, Dama, Daman, Vyalaka, Iva, Kva, Bhrukshepa, Vinishpishta, Eru, Anda, Sadman, Tan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.32.28). 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: “patanti mohitā mūḍhā dāmavyālakaṭā iva ”
patanti -
patantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

patat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√pat -> patat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat -> patantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √pat class 1 verb]

√pat (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
mohitā* -
mohita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mohitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√muh -> mohita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √muh], [vocative plural from √muh]

√muh -> mohitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √muh], [vocative plural from √muh], [accusative plural from √muh]
mūḍhā* -
mūḍha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mūḍhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb]

√muh -> mūḍhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √muh class 4 verb]
dāma -
dāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dāman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

dāman (noun, neuter)

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

√dā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
vyālaka -
vyālaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ṭā* -
ṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “kva bhrūkṣepaviniṣpiṣṭamerumandarasadmatā ”
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhrūkṣepa -
bhrūkṣepa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
viniṣpiṣṭam -
viniṣpiṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

viniṣpiṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

viniṣpiṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
erum -
eru (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

eru (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

anda (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√and (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sadma -
sadman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

sadman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
tā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]