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 5.23.17

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अविष्णुनापि तेनेह हिरण्याक्षादयोऽसुराः ।
पातिताः कल्पवातेन मेरुकल्पद्रुमा इव ॥ १७ ॥

aviṣṇunāpi teneha hiraṇyākṣādayo'surāḥ |
pātitāḥ kalpavātena merukalpadrumā iva || 17 ||

It was he (the proud mind) that defeated our forefathers, the mighty Hiranyas (Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakasipu), before they were destroyed by the great Vishnu;who felled the big Asuras, as a storm breaks down the sturdy and rocklike oaks.{GL_NOTE:73150:}
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 (5.23.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vishnu, Api, Tad, Tena, Iha, Hiranyaksha, Aya, Ayas, Asura, Patita, Kalpa, Vata, Merukalpa, Druma, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.23.17). 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: “aviṣṇunāpi teneha hiraṇyākṣādayo'surāḥ ”
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
viṣṇunā -
viṣṇu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
tene -
tena (noun, masculine)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
hiraṇyākṣād -
hiraṇyākṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

hiraṇyākṣa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ayo' -
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]
asurāḥ -
asura (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

asurā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “pātitāḥ kalpavātena merukalpadrumā iva ”
pātitāḥ -
pātita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pātitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√pat -> pātita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √pat], [vocative plural from √pat]

√pat -> pātitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √pat], [vocative plural from √pat], [accusative plural from √pat]
kalpa -
kalpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kalpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vātena -
vāta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vāta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√vā -> vāta (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāta (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √vā class 2 verb]
merukalpa -
merukalpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
drumā* -
druma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

drumā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]