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 5.50.9

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चक्रयुद्धैकतज्ज्ञोऽसि कस्माज्जानासि नानघ ।
चक्रं नाभाववष्टब्धं वशमायाति नान्यथा ॥ ९ ॥

cakrayuddhaikatajjño'si kasmājjānāsi nānagha |
cakraṃ nābhāvavaṣṭabdhaṃ vaśamāyāti nānyathā || 9 ||

Rama, you are well skilled in the art of fighting by hurling the discus, and cannot be ignorant of preventing its motion by stopping it at the central hole.
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 (5.50.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cakra, Yuddha, Aika, Tajjna, Asi, Nana, Gha, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhi, Avashtabdha, Vasha, Ayat, Atha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.50.9). 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: “cakrayuddhaikatajjño'si kasmājjānāsi nānagha ”
cakra -
cakra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cakra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[perfect active second plural]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[perfect active second plural]
yuddhai -
yuddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yuddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

yuddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]

√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]

√yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
aika -
aika (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tajjño' -
tajjña (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asi -
asi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
Cannot analyse kasmājjānāsi*nā
nāna -
nāna (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

gha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “cakraṃ nābhāvavaṣṭabdhaṃ vaśamāyāti nānyathā ”
cakram -
cakra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cakra (noun, neuter)

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

cakrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nābhāva -
nābh (noun, feminine)

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

nābha (noun, masculine)

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

nābhi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

nābhi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
avaṣṭabdham -
avaṣṭabdha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

avaṣṭabdha (noun, neuter)

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

avaṣṭabdhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vaśam -
vaśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vaśa (noun, neuter)

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

vaśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āyāti -
āyāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

āyāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āyāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

āyāt (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

āyāt (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
nānya -
na (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
athā -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]