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 6.7.57

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जम्बूद्वीपमहानाभिर्वनश्रीरोमराजिका ।
भूत्वा भूत्वा विनश्यन्ती त्रिलोकीवृद्धकामिनी ॥ ५७ ॥

jambūdvīpamahānābhirvanaśrīromarājikā |
bhūtvā bhūtvā vinaśyantī trilokīvṛddhakāminī || 57 ||

The Jambudwipa or Asia forms her naval or midmost spot, and the woods and forests form the hairs of her body. She appears in many shapes and again disappears from view, and plays her part as the most veteran sorceress in all the three worlds.
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 (6.7.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jambudvipa, Iyam, Idam, Vana, Shri, Romaraji, Vina, Shyat, Shyanti, Triloki, Vriddhaka, Amin, Amini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.7.57). 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: “jambūdvīpamahānābhirvanaśrīromarājikā ”
jambūdvīpam -
jambūdvīpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ahān -
√hā (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third plural]
ābhir -
ā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]

iyam (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
vana -
vana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√van (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
śrīr -
śrī (noun, feminine)

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

śrī (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
romarāji -
romarāji (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

romarājī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
kā -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “bhūtvā bhūtvā vinaśyantī trilokīvṛddhakāminī ”
bhūtvā -
√bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
bhūtvā -
√bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bhū]
vina -
vina (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vina (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śyantī -
√śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śā class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śā class 4 verb]

√śā -> śyantī (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śā class 4 verb]
trilokī -
trilokī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
vṛddhakā -
vṛddhaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vṛddhaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vṛddhakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aminī -
aminī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

amin (noun, neuter)

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