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 6.7.53

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स्वयं दत्वैव दत्वैव भूतभिक्षां जिघृक्षति ।
तिमिरालीककबरी इन्द्वर्कचपलेक्षणा ॥ ५३ ॥

svayaṃ datvaiva datvaiva bhūtabhikṣāṃ jighṛkṣati |
timirālīkakabarī indvarkacapalekṣaṇā || 53 ||

The dreaded goddess Kali wearing the veil of darkness over her face, and eying all with her eyeballs, as bright as the orbs of the sun and moon, gives to all beings all their wants, in order to grasp and gorge them in herself.
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 (6.7.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svayam, Dad, Bhuta, Bhiksha, Jighrikshat, Timira, Alika, Kabari, Indu, Arka, Capala, Kshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.7.53). 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: “svayaṃ datvaiva datvaiva bhūtabhikṣāṃ jighṛkṣati ”
svayam -
svayam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dat -
dad (noun, masculine)

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

dad (noun, neuter)

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

dat (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
vaiva -
√vā (verb class 1)

[optative active first dual]
dat -
dad (noun, masculine)

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

dad (noun, neuter)

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

dat (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
vaiva -
√vā (verb class 1)

[optative active first dual]
bhūta -
bhūta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second plural]
bhikṣām -
bhikṣā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
jighṛkṣati -
√grah -> jighṛkṣat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √grah]

√grah -> jighṛkṣat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √grah]

√grah (verb class 0)

[present active third single]
Line 2: “timirālīkakabarī indvarkacapalekṣaṇā ”
timirā -
timira (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

timira (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

timirā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

alīka (noun, neuter)

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

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

kabarī (noun, feminine)

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

kabarī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
indva -
indu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
arka -
arka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

arka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
capale -
capala (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

capala (noun, neuter)

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

capalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kṣaṇā -
kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]