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 5.54.12

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दग्धदेहपुरो वह्निः शशामाशनिवत्क्षणात् ।
अदृश्यत सितं भस्म शारीरं हिमपाण्डुरम् ॥ १२ ॥

dagdhadehapuro vahniḥ śaśāmāśanivatkṣaṇāt |
adṛśyata sitaṃ bhasma śārīraṃ himapāṇḍuram || 12 ||

The fire burning before burnt body, was blown out in a moment like the flash of lightning; and he left his whole frame consumed to ashes, and lying cold and grey on the naked ground.
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 (5.54.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dagdha, Deha, Purah, Pur, Pura, Vahni, Nivat, Kshanat, Kshana, Sita, Bhasman, Sharira, Hima, Pandura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.54.12). 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: “dagdhadehapuro vahniḥ śaśāmāśanivatkṣaṇāt ”
dagdha -
dagdha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dagdha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dah (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
puro* -
puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

puraḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

pura (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vahniḥ -
vahni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śaśāmā -
√śam (verb class 4)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√śam (verb class 9)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√śaś (verb class 1)

[imperative active first plural]
aśa -
aśan (noun, masculine)

[compound]
nivat -
nivat (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
kṣaṇāt -
kṣaṇāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “adṛśyata sitaṃ bhasma śārīraṃ himapāṇḍuram ”
adṛśyata -
√dṛś (verb class 1)

[imperfect passive third single]
sitam -
sita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sita (noun, neuter)

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

sitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sā -> sita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]

√sā -> sita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sā class 4 verb]

√si -> sita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]

√si -> sita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [nominative single from √si class 9 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]
bhasma -
bhasman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

bhasman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śārīram -
śārīra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śārīra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
hima -
hima (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hima (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pāṇḍuram -
pāṇḍura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāṇḍura (noun, neuter)

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

pāṇḍurā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]