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 5.36.17

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यः शब्दश्रवणादन्तः शब्दशक्तिं परामृशन् ।
रोमाञ्चं जनयत्यङ्गे स दूरस्थः कथं भवेत् ॥ १७ ॥

yaḥ śabdaśravaṇādantaḥ śabdaśaktiṃ parāmṛśan |
romāñcaṃ janayatyaṅge sa dūrasthaḥ kathaṃ bhavet || 17 ||

As the sound of music enters into the heart through the ears, and makes the heart strings to thrill, and the hairs of the body to stand at an end; so is thy presence perceived in our hearts also.
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 (5.36.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Shabda, Shravana, Anta, Shabdashakti, Para, Romanca, Janayati, Janayat, Anga, Durastha, Katham, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.36.17). 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: “yaḥ śabdaśravaṇādantaḥ śabdaśaktiṃ parāmṛśan ”
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
śravaṇād -
śravaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

śravaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
antaḥ -
anta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śabdaśaktim -
śabdaśakti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
parā -
para (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

para (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

parā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

parā (Preverb)

[Preverb]

parā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
amṛśan -
√mṛś (verb class 6)

[imperfect active third plural]
Line 2: “romāñcaṃ janayatyaṅge sa dūrasthaḥ kathaṃ bhavet ”
romāñcam -
romāñca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
janayatya -
janayati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√jan -> janayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan]

√jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √jan], [vocative dual from √jan], [accusative dual from √jan], [locative single from √jan]

√jan (verb class 10)

[present active third single]

√jan (verb class 0)

[present active third single]
aṅge -
aṅga (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dūrasthaḥ -
dūrastha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]