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 5.39.12

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ब्रह्मरन्ध्रकृतोत्थाना प्राणशक्तिरथासुरम् ।
शनैराक्रमयामास गङ्गा सर्वमिवार्णवम् ॥ १२ ॥

brahmarandhrakṛtotthānā prāṇaśaktirathāsuram |
śanairākramayāmāsa gaṅgā sarvamivārṇavam || 12 ||

It was by an act of the excretion of his breathing, that he brought down his vital breath, which was confined in the vertical membrane of the cranium; in the manner that the stream of Ganges gushes out from the high-hill, and mixes and flows with the whole body of waters into the ocean.
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 (5.39.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahmarandhra, Krit, Krita, Utthana, Pranashakti, Atha, Asura, Shanaih, Shana, Akrama, Yama, Yaman, Ganga, Sarvam, Sarva, Iva, Arnava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.39.12). 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: “brahmarandhrakṛtotthānā prāṇaśaktirathāsuram ”
brahmarandhra -
brahmarandhra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṛto -
kṛta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṛta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṛt (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kṛt (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[injunctive middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[injunctive middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[injunctive middle third single]
utthānā -
utthānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
prāṇaśaktir -
prāṇaśakti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
athā -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
asuram -
asura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asura (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asurā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sur (verb class 6)

[imperfect active first single]
Line 2: “śanairākramayāmāsa gaṅgā sarvamivārṇavam ”
śanair -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ākrama -
ākrama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
yāmā -
yāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yāman (noun, neuter)

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

yāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

yāmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

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

[compound]
gaṅgā -
gaṅgā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sarvam -
sarvam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
arṇavam -
arṇava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

arṇava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

arṇavā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]