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 5.71.34

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शब्दः कचटतप्रायः स्फुरत्यन्तः समीरणैः ।
यथा प्रजायते वंशाद्देहरन्ध्रात्तथैव हि ॥ ३४ ॥

śabdaḥ kacaṭataprāyaḥ sphuratyantaḥ samīraṇaiḥ |
yathā prajāyate vaṃśāddeharandhrāttathaiva hi || 34 ||

The human body utters its articulate sounds, combined with the letters of the alphabet; and by means of its internal breathings. Its mechanism is the same as that of sounding bambu pipe.
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 (5.71.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shabda, Kaca, Tap, Raya, Rai, Sphurat, Anta, Samirana, Yatha, Praja, Tad, Yushmad, Vamsha, Deha, Randhra, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.71.34). 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: “śabdaḥ kacaṭataprāyaḥ sphuratyantaḥ samīraṇaiḥ ”
śabdaḥ -
śabda (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

√kac (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ṭa -
ṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṭa (noun, neuter)

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

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

tap (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
rāyaḥ -
rāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

rai (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
sphuratya -
sphurat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sphurat (noun, neuter)

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

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sphur class 6 verb], [locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]

√sphur (verb class 6)

[present active third single]
antaḥ -
anta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
samīraṇaiḥ -
samīraṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

samīraṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “yathā prajāyate vaṃśāddeharandhrāttathaiva hi ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
prajāya -
praja (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

praja (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
vaṃśād -
vaṃśa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dah (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
randhrāt -
randhra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

randhra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]