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 4.57.50

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अस्थिखण्डार्गलामूर्धपिधानाः स्नायुश्रृंखलाः ।
जगद्देहा जरज्जीवरक्तमांससमुवद्गकाः ॥ ५० ॥

asthikhaṇḍārgalāmūrdhapidhānāḥ snāyuśrṛṃkhalāḥ |
jagaddehā jarajjīvaraktamāṃsasamuvadgakāḥ || 50 ||

The world is a prison house, where every one is a prisoner with his toilsome body. The bones are the latches of this dungeon, the head is its roof, and the skin its leather; and the blood and flesh of the body, are as the drink and food of the imprisoned.
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 (4.57.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asthi, Khanda, Argala, Dha, Pidhana, Jagat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.57.50). 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: “asthikhaṇḍārgalāmūrdhapidhānāḥ snāyuśrṛṃkhalāḥ ”
asthi -
asthi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
khaṇḍā -
khaṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

khaṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

khaṇḍā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√khaṇḍ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
argalām -
argalā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ūr -
ū (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

ū (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
dha -
dha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pidhānā -
pidhāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Cannot analyse snāyuśrṛṅkhalāḥ
Line 2: “jagaddehā jarajjīvaraktamāṃsasamuvadgakāḥ ”
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dehā* -
Cannot analyse jarajjīvaraktamāṃsasamuvadgakāḥ