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 5.23.15

तत्रासिमुसलप्रासवज्रचक्रगदादयः ।
हेतयः कुण्ठतां यान्ति दृषदीवोत्पलाहतिः ॥ १५ ॥

tatrāsimusalaprāsavajracakragadādayaḥ |
hetayaḥ kuṇṭhatāṃ yānti dṛṣadīvotpalāhatiḥ || 15 ||

All weapons are defeated in their attempt to hurt him, and the swords and mallets, spears and bolts, disks and cudgels, that are hurled against him, are broken to pieces as upon their striking against a solid rock.

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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 (5.23.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Asi, Musala, Prasa, Vajracakra, Gada, Aya, Ayas, Heti, Kunthata, Kunthat, Yantin, Yanti, Drishad, Iva, Utpala, Ahati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.23.15). 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: “tatrāsimusalaprāsavajracakragadādayaḥ
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • musala -
  • musala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    musala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāsa -
  • prāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vajracakra -
  • vajracakra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vajracakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gadād -
  • gada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    gada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ayaḥ -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “hetayaḥ kuṇṭhatāṃ yānti dṛṣadīvotpalāhatiḥ
  • hetayaḥ -
  • heti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    heti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kuṇṭhatām -
  • kuṇṭhatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kuṇṭh -> kuṇṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √kuṇṭh class 1 verb]
    kuṇṭh -> kuṇṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √kuṇṭh class 1 verb]
    kuṇṭh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • yānti -
  • yāntin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāntin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yāntī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    yāntī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    yāntī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dṛṣadī -
  • dṛṣad (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ivo -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • utpalā -
  • utpala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utpala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utpalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahatiḥ -
  • ahati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.23.15

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 5.23.15 in Gujarati sript:
તત્રાસિમુસલપ્રાસવજ્રચક્રગદાદયઃ ।
હેતયઃ કુણ્ઠતાં યાન્તિ દૃષદીવોત્પલાહતિઃ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 5.23.15 in Telugu sript:
తత్రాసిముసలప్రాసవజ్రచక్రగదాదయః ।
హేతయః కుణ్ఠతాం యాన్తి దృషదీవోత్పలాహతిః ॥ ౧౫ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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