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 6.18.10

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कपालमालाभरणाः पीतरक्तवसासवाः ।
आन्त्रस्रग्दामवलिता बन्धवो यस्य मातरः ॥ १० ॥

kapālamālābharaṇāḥ pītaraktavasāsavāḥ |
āntrasragdāmavalitā bandhavo yasya mātaraḥ || 10 ||

The god is accompanied by the Matres, who are decorated with strings of human skulls about their necks, and girt with the threads of their entrails on their bodies; while the fat and flesh of dead bodies, and the blood and moisture of putrid carcasses, form their delectable food and drink.
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 (6.18.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kapalamalabharana, Pitarakta, Vasa, Asava, Antra, Sragdaman, Valita, Bandhu, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Matri, Matara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.18.10). 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: “kapālamālābharaṇāḥ pītaraktavasāsavāḥ ”
kapālamālābharaṇāḥ -
kapālamālābharaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
pītarakta -
pītarakta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pītarakta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vasā -
vasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vas (verb class 1)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “āntrasragdāmavalitā bandhavo yasya mātaraḥ ”
āntra -
āntra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sragdāma -
sragdāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
valitā* -
valita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

valitā (noun, feminine)

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

√val -> valita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √val class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √val class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √val], [vocative plural from √val]

√val -> valitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √val class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √val class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √val class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √val], [vocative plural from √val], [accusative plural from √val]
bandhavo* -
bandhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
yasya -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yas -> yasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yas]

ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√yas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
mātaraḥ -
mātṛ (noun, feminine)

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

mātara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]