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 5.14.26

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विष्णुना क्रियते शक्रो विष्णुर्गच्छति जन्तुताम् ।
सुखदुःखदशामेतां जरामरणपालिताम् ॥ २६ ॥

viṣṇunā kriyate śakro viṣṇurgacchati jantutām |
sukhaduḥkhadaśāmetāṃ jarāmaraṇapālitām || 26 ||

This Sakra or Indra is vanquished by Upendra or Vishnu (his younger brother), and Vishnu is made to undergo his incarnations in the shapes of men and beasts. He is subjected to the vicissitudes of pain and pleasure, and to the conditions of disease, decay and death.
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.14.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vishnu, Kriyat, Shakra, Gacchat, Sukhaduhkhada, Shama, Shaman, Ita, Jaramarana, Palita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.14.26). 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: “viṣṇunā kriyate śakro viṣṇurgacchati jantutām ”
viṣṇunā -
viṣṇu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
kriyate -
√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
śakro* -
śakra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
viṣṇur -
viṣṇu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

viṣṇu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
gacchati -
gacchat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gacchat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√gam (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [adverb]

√jan (verb class 2)

[imperative active third single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “sukhaduḥkhadaśāmetāṃ jarāmaraṇapālitām ”
sukhaduḥkhada -
sukhaduḥkhada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sukhaduḥkhada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śāme -
śāma (noun, masculine)

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

śāma (noun, neuter)

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

śāman (noun, neuter)

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

śāmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
itām -
itā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√i -> itā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
jarāmaraṇa -
jarāmaraṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jarāmaraṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pālitām -
pālitā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√pāl -> pālitā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √pāl class 10 verb]

√pā -> pālitā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √pā]