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 5.65.12

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स्कन्धेषु देवैर्वलितः पादेषु वलितो नरैः ।
पाताले वलितो नागैर्जगद्गृहमिवापरम् ॥ १२ ॥

skandheṣu devairvalitaḥ pādeṣu valito naraiḥ |
pātāle valito nāgairjagadgṛhamivāparam || 12 ||

It appeared as the abode of the triple world, having the seats of the gods on its top, the residence of men at its foot, and the holes of snakes under its bottom.
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 (5.65.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Skandha, Deva, Valita, Pada, Nara, Patala, Naga, Jagat, Grih, Iva, Aparam, Apara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.65.12). 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: “skandheṣu devairvalitaḥ pādeṣu valito naraiḥ ”
skandheṣu -
skandha (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
devair -
deva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

deva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
valitaḥ -
valita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√val -> valita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √val class 1 verb], [nominative single from √val]
pādeṣu -
pāda (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
valito* -
valita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√val -> valita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √val class 1 verb], [nominative single from √val]
naraiḥ -
nara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

nara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “pātāle valito nāgairjagadgṛhamivāparam ”
pātāle -
pātāla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pātāla (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
valito* -
valita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√val -> valita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √val class 1 verb], [nominative single from √val]
nāgair -
nāga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

nāga (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
jagad -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
gṛham -
gṛha (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

gṛhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

gṛh (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aparam -
aparam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

apara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

apara (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]