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 5.31.30

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दैत्यदोर्दण्डपरशोस्तस्य वीर्येण वीर्यवान् ।
दानवान्बाधते शक्रो बालकानिव मर्कटः ॥ ३० ॥

daityadordaṇḍaparaśostasya vīryeṇa vīryavān |
dānavānbādhate śakro bālakāniva markaṭaḥ || 30 ||

His elder brother Indra baffled the battle axes in the hands of the mighty demons, by the force of the thunder-bolts held by his mightier arms, as the big male monkeys kill their male offspring.
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 (5.31.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Daitya, Dordanda, Parashu, Tad, Virya, Viryavat, Danava, Danavat, Badhata, Shakra, Balaka, Markata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.31.30). 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: “daityadordaṇḍaparaśostasya vīryeṇa vīryavān ”
daitya -
daitya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

daitya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dordaṇḍa -
dordaṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
paraśos -
paraśu (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
vīryeṇa -
vīrya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √vīr class 10 verb]

√vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √vīr class 10 verb]
vīryavān -
vīryavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “dānavānbādhate śakro bālakāniva markaṭaḥ ”
dānavān -
dānava (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

dānavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bādhate -
bādhatā (noun, feminine)

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

√bādh (verb class 1)

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

[nominative single]
bālakāni -
bālaka (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
va -
va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
markaṭaḥ -
markaṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]