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 4.49.23

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मातङ्गकटघृष्टेन जानुस्तब्धेन पीठिना ।
आभोगिना बद्धपदं तरुणेव महाचलम् ॥ २३ ॥

mātaṅgakaṭaghṛṣṭena jānustabdhena pīṭhinā |
ābhoginā baddhapadaṃ taruṇeva mahācalam || 23 ||

The sturdy woods resembling high hills, were rubbed by the scabby cheeks of elephants, and stood unmoved though they were incessantly dashed by their huge legs and feet.
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 (4.49.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Matangaka, Ghrishta, Janu, Stabdha, Abhogin, Baddha, Pada, Taruna, Taru, Iva, Mahacala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.49.23). 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: “mātaṅgakaṭaghṛṣṭena jānustabdhena pīṭhinā ”
mātaṅgaka -
mātaṅgaka (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ghṛṣṭena -
ghṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ghṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√ghṛṣ -> ghṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √ghṛṣ class 1 verb]

√ghṛṣ -> ghṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √ghṛṣ class 1 verb]
jānu -
jānu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
stabdhena -
stabdha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

stabdha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√stabh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √stabh class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √stabh class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √stabh class 9 verb]

√stabh -> stabdha (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √stabh class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √stabh class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √stabh class 9 verb]

√stambh -> stabdha (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √stambh class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √stambh class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √stambh class 9 verb]

√stambh -> stabdha (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √stambh class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √stambh class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √stambh class 9 verb]
Cannot analyse pīṭhinā
Line 2: “ābhoginā baddhapadaṃ taruṇeva mahācalam ”
ābhoginā -
ābhogin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ābhogin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
baddha -
baddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

baddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
taruṇe -
taruṇa (noun, masculine)

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

taruṇa (noun, neuter)

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

taru (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

taru (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single], [dative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mahācalam -
mahācala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]