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 5.87.12

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निमेषार्धार्धभागेन कालेन कलनां प्रभुः ।
जहौ चितश्चेत्यदशां स्पन्दशक्तिमिवानिलः ॥ १२ ॥

nimeṣārdhārdhabhāgena kālena kalanāṃ prabhuḥ |
jahau citaścetyadaśāṃ spandaśaktimivānilaḥ || 12 ||

It was in a twinkling or half of that time, that this sedate sage stopped the course of his thought, as the current wind stops its motion in a moment.
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 (5.87.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nimesha, Ardhardhabhaga, Kalena, Kala, Kalana, Prabhu, Jaha, Jahu, Jahi, Cit, Cita, Cetya, Dasha, Spanda, Shakti, Iva, Anila,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.87.12). 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: “nimeṣārdhārdhabhāgena kālena kalanāṃ prabhuḥ ”
nimeṣā -
nimeṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ardhārdhabhāgena -
ardhārdhabhāga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
kālena -
kālena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
kalanām -
kalanā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
prabhuḥ -
prabhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

prabhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “jahau citaścetyadaśāṃ spandaśaktimivānilaḥ ”
jahau -
jaha (noun, masculine)

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

jahu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jahi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jahi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√hā (verb class 1)

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

√hā (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
citaś -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

cita (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

cetya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √cit]

√cit -> cetya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √cit]
daśām -
daśā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
spanda -
spanda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śaktim -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

śakti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
anilaḥ -
anila (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√nil (verb class 6)

[imperfect active second single]