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 4.42.13

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क्षणं स्फुरति सा देवी सर्वशक्तितया तया ।
चेतति स्वां स्वयं शक्तिं कलेन्दोः शीततामिव ॥ १३ ॥

kṣaṇaṃ sphurati sā devī sarvaśaktitayā tayā |
cetati svāṃ svayaṃ śaktiṃ kalendoḥ śītatāmiva || 13 ||

The universal Omnipotence exhibits itself in those particular forms, as the moon shows her various horns in her different phases.
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 (4.42.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshanam, Kshana, Sphurat, Devi, Devin, Sva, Svayam, Shakti, Kala, Kali, Indu, Shitata, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.42.13). 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: “kṣaṇaṃ sphurati sā devī sarvaśaktitayā tayā ”
kṣaṇam -
kṣaṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sphurati -
sphurat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sphurat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
sā* -
so (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
devī -
devī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

devin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sarvaśakti -
sarvaśakti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
tayā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
tayā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “cetati svāṃ svayaṃ śaktiṃ kalendoḥ śītatāmiva ”
cetati -
√cit (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
svām -
svā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śaktim -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

śakti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
kale -
kala (noun, masculine)

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

kala (noun, neuter)

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

kalā (noun, feminine)

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

kali (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√kal (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
indoḥ -
indu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
śītatām -
śītatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]