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 5.22.17

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तस्मिन्नसुरदोस्तम्भधार्यमाणमहाभरे ।
बभूव दानवो राजा विरोचनसुतो बलिः ॥ १७ ॥

tasminnasuradostambhadhāryamāṇamahābhare |
babhūva dānavo rājā virocanasuto baliḥ || 17 ||

Bali the son of Virochana, reigned in this place as the king of demons, who supported the burden of his kingdom, on the pillars of their mighty arms.
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 (5.22.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Bha, Dharyamana, Aha, Danava, Danu, Raja, Virocanasuta, Bali,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.22.17). 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: “tasminnasuradostambhadhāryamāṇamahābhare ”
tasminn -
tad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
asurad -
√sur (verb class 6)

[imperfect active third single]
os -
u (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

o (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
bha -
bha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhāryamāṇam -
dhāryamāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhāryamāṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dhāryamāṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√dhṛ -> dhāryamāṇa (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √dhṛ]

√dhṛ -> dhāryamāṇa (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √dhṛ]

√dhṛ -> dhāryamāṇā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √dhṛ]

√dhṛ -> dhāryamāṇa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √dhṛ]

√dhṛ -> dhāryamāṇa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √dhṛ], [accusative single from √dhṛ]
ahā -
aha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
abhare -
√bhṛ (verb class 1)

[imperfect middle first single]
Line 2: “babhūva dānavo rājā virocanasuto baliḥ ”
babhūva -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
dānavo* -
dānavas (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

dānava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dānu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dānu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
rājā* -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
virocanasuto* -
virocanasuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
baliḥ -
bali (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]