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 5.14.24

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सिंहोऽभिभवति व्याघ्रं शरभः सिंहमत्ति च ।
शरभो नाशमायाति मत्तमेघविलङ्घने ॥ २४ ॥

siṃho'bhibhavati vyāghraṃ śarabhaḥ siṃhamatti ca |
śarabho nāśamāyāti mattameghavilaṅghane || 24 ||

The lion overcomes the tiger, and is overcome in its turn by the sarabha (a fabulous beast with eight feet). The sarabha is overthrown by its fall on rocky steeps, in its attempt to jump over the gathering clouds.
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 (5.14.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Simha, Abhi, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Vyaghra, Sharabha, Nasha, Ayat, Matta, Megha, Vilanghana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.14.24). 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: “siṃho'bhibhavati vyāghraṃ śarabhaḥ siṃhamatti ca ”
siṃho' -
siṃha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
abhi -
abhi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

abhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhi (noun, neuter)

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

abhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

abhī (noun, neuter)

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

abhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

abhi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
bhavati -
bhavatī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
vyāghram -
vyāghra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vyāghrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śarabhaḥ -
śarabha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
siṃham -
siṃha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

siṃhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
atti -
atti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

atti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√ad (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “śarabho nāśamāyāti mattameghavilaṅghane ”
śarabho* -
śarabha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāśam -
nāśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

√naś -> nāśam (absolutive)

[absolutive from √naś]

√naś -> nāśam (absolutive)

[absolutive from √naś]
āyāti -
āyāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

āyāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āyāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āyāt (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

āyāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
matta -
matta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

matta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 4 verb]

√mad -> matta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 4 verb]
megha -
megha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

megha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vilaṅghane -
vilaṅghana (noun, neuter)

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

vilaṅghanā (noun, feminine)

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