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 4.33.40

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अहंभावतमो यावज्जन्मारण्ये विजृम्भते ।
तावदेता विवल्गन्ति चिन्तामत्ताः पिशाचिकाः ॥ ४० ॥

ahaṃbhāvatamo yāvajjanmāraṇye vijṛmbhate |
tāvadetā vivalganti cintāmattāḥ piśācikāḥ || 40 ||

As long as the darkness of egoism reigns over the wilderness of human life, so long doth the goblin of selfishness infest it with its wanton revelry.
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 (4.33.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahambhava, Tama, Tamas, Yavajjanma, Aranya, Vijrimbha, Tad, Yushmad, Tavat, Eta, Esha, Valgat, Valganti, Tta, Pishacika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.33.40). 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: “ahaṃbhāvatamo yāvajjanmāraṇye vijṛmbhate ”
ahambhāva -
ahambhāva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tamo* -
tamas (noun, neuter)

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

tama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yāvajjanmā -
yāvajjanma (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
araṇye -
araṇya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

araṇya (noun, neuter)

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

araṇyā (noun, feminine)

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

√raṇ (verb class 1)

[imperfect passive first single]

√raṇ (verb class 10)

[imperfect passive first single]

√raṇ (verb class 4)

[imperfect passive first single]

√raṇ (verb class 0)

[imperfect passive first single]
vijṛmbha -
vijṛmbha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “tāvadetā vivalganti cintāmattāḥ piśācikāḥ ”
tāvad -
tāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tāvat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

tāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
etā* -
eta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

etā (noun, feminine)

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

eṣā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
vi -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vi (noun, neuter)

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

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

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

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
valganti -
√valg -> valgat (participle, neuter)

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

√valg -> valgantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √valg class 1 verb]

√valg (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
cintāma -
√cint (verb class 1)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ttā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
piśācikāḥ -
piśācikā (noun, feminine)

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