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 5.61.16

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चिरं हुताशवच्छुष्कपर्णान्येवाथ भक्षयन् ।
पर्णाद इति नामासौ प्राप मध्ये तपस्विनाम् ॥ १६ ॥

ciraṃ hutāśavacchuṣkaparṇānyevātha bhakṣayan |
parṇāda iti nāmāsau prāpa madhye tapasvinām || 16 ||

It was by his subsisting on dry leaves for a long time, as fire devours them always, that he obtained the surname of the leaf-eater among the assembled devotees on that spot.
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 (5.61.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ciram, Cira, Hutasha, Shushkaparna, Eva, Han, Bhakshayat, Parnada, Iti, Naman, Asi, Asu, Adah, Prapa, Madhye, Madhya, Tapasvin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.61.16). 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: “ciraṃ hutāśavacchuṣkaparṇānyevātha bhakṣayan ”
ciram -
ciram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cira (noun, neuter)

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

cirā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hutāśa -
hutāśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
va -
u (noun, masculine)

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

ū (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

ū (noun, neuter)

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

ū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

au (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

au (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
acch -
ad (noun, masculine)

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

ad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śuṣkaparṇānye -
śuṣkaparṇa (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
evāt -
eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ha -
ha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bhakṣayan -
√bhakṣ -> bhakṣayat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √bhakṣ], [vocative single from √bhakṣ]
Line 2: “parṇāda iti nāmāsau prāpa madhye tapasvinām ”
parṇāda* -
parṇāda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
nāmā -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

prāpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
madhye -
madhye (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

madhya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

madhya (noun, neuter)

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

madhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tapasvinām -
tapasvin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

tapasvin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]