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 5.54.5

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सार्धत्र्यंशात्ममात्रस्य प्रथमेंऽशे स्फुटारवे ।
प्रणवस्य समाक्षुब्धप्राणारणितदेहके ॥ ५ ॥

sārdhatryaṃśātmamātrasya prathameṃ'śe sphuṭārave |
praṇavasya samākṣubdhaprāṇāraṇitadehake || 5 ||

The pranava or Omkara, consisting of three and half matras or instants, fills the whole body with the breath of inspiration; by having its first part or the letter a, uttered with an acute accent.
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 (5.54.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sardha, Tryamsha, Asmad, Mama, Atra, Sphutarava, Pranava, Sama, Kshubdha, Prana, Pran, Ranitadehaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.54.5). 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: “sārdhatryaṃśātmamātrasya prathameṃ'śe sphuṭārave ”
sārdha -
sārdha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sārdha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tryaṃśāt -
tryaṃśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

tryaṃśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mamā -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

mamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
atrasya -
atra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
Cannot analyse prathameṃ'śe*sp
sphuṭārave -
sphuṭārava (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sphuṭārava (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Line 2: “praṇavasya samākṣubdhaprāṇāraṇitadehake ”
praṇavasya -
praṇava (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
samā -
samā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣubdha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kṣubh -> kṣubdha (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √kṣubh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣubh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kṣubh class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣubh class 9 verb]

√kṣubh -> kṣubdha (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √kṣubh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣubh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √kṣubh class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣubh class 9 verb]
prāṇā -
prāṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

prāṇ (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

prāṇ (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
raṇitadehake -
raṇitadehaka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

raṇitadehaka (noun, neuter)

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