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 5.31.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथ दुःखपरीतात्मा हरिणा हतदानवे ।
प्रह्लादश्चिन्तयामास मौनी पातालकोटरे ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
atha duḥkhaparītātmā hariṇā hatadānave |
prahlādaścintayāmāsa maunī pātālakoṭare || 1 ||

Vasishtha continued:—Prahlada remained disconsolate in his subterranean region, brooding over the melancholy thoughts of the destruction of the Danavas and their habitations.
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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 (5.31.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Atha, Duhkhaparitatman, Harina, Hata, Danava, Danu, Prahlada, Mauni, Maunin, Patala, Kotara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.31.1). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “atha duḥkhaparītātmā hariṇā hatadānave ”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
duḥkhaparītātmā -
duḥkhaparītātman (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hariṇā* -
hariṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
hata -
hata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√han -> hata (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]

√han -> hata (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]

√han (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
dānave -
dānava (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dānava (noun, neuter)

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

dānu (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

dānu (noun, feminine)

[dative single]
Line 3: “prahlādaścintayāmāsa maunī pātālakoṭare ”
prahlādaś -
prahlāda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cintayāmā -
√cint (verb class 10)

[imperative active first plural]
asa -
asan (noun, neuter)

[compound]
maunī -
maunī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

maunin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pātāla -
pātāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pātāla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
koṭare -
koṭara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

koṭara (noun, neuter)

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

koṭarā (noun, feminine)

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