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 4.59.40

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ध्यानात्कदाचिद्भगवान्स्वयं विरमति प्रभुः ।
बन्धनात्सलिलस्यन्दात्सौम्यत्वादिव वारिधिः ॥ ४० ॥

dhyānātkadācidbhagavānsvayaṃ viramati prabhuḥ |
bandhanātsalilasyandātsaumyatvādiva vāridhiḥ || 40 ||

The Lord sometimes leaves off his meditation, as the reservoirs of water sometimes overflow their banks and boundaries.
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 (4.59.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhyana, Kadacit, Bhagavat, Svayam, Vira, Ati, Prabhu, Bandhana, Salila, Syanda, Saumyatva, Iva, Varidhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.59.40). 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: “dhyānātkadācidbhagavānsvayaṃ viramati prabhuḥ ”
dhyānāt -
dhyāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

dhyāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
kadācid -
kadācit (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]
bhagavān -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
viram -
virā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vira (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
prabhuḥ -
prabhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

prabhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “bandhanātsalilasyandātsaumyatvādiva vāridhiḥ ”
bandhanāt -
bandhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bandhana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
salila -
salila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

salila (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
syandāt -
syanda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
saumyatvād -
saumyatva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vāridhiḥ -
vāridhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]