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 5.31.55

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अयं मे केतुमद्वह्निसुन्दरो ज्वलितोऽसितः ।
कुठारो दैत्यवृक्षाणां नन्दयन्नन्दकः स्थितः ॥ ५५ ॥

ayaṃ me ketumadvahnisundaro jvalito'sitaḥ |
kuṭhāro daityavṛkṣāṇāṃ nandayannandakaḥ sthitaḥ || 55 ||

I see there in the flaming fire, the flashing sword—nandaka of Vishnu, which like an axe hath cut down the gigantic bodies of Daityas like trees, while it gave great joy to the gods.
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 (5.31.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aya, Idam, Asmad, Ketumat, Sundara, Jvalitri, Jvalita, Asita, Kuthara, Daitya, Vriksha, Nandayat, Anda, Kah, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.31.55). 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: “ayaṃ me ketumadvahnisundaro jvalito'sitaḥ ”
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
ketumad -
ketumat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

ketumat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vahni -
vahni (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
sundaro* -
sundara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jvalito' -
jvalitṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

jvalita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√jval -> jvalita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jval class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jval]
asitaḥ -
asita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kuṭhāro daityavṛkṣāṇāṃ nandayannandakaḥ sthitaḥ ”
kuṭhāro* -
kuṭhāra (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

daitya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vṛkṣāṇām -
vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vṛkṣā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
nandayann -
nandayat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√nand -> nandayat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √nand], [vocative single from √nand]
anda -
anda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anda (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√and (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kaḥ -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sthitaḥ -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]