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 6.18.17

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नृत्यन्ति मातरस्तस्य पुरो भूतगणानताः ।
चतुर्दशविधानन्तभूतजातैकभोजनाः ॥ १७ ॥

nṛtyanti mātarastasya puro bhūtagaṇānatāḥ |
caturdaśavidhānantabhūtajātaikabhojanāḥ || 17 ||

The Matres joined with the bands of demons, dance about him lowly at his bedding, and feed upon the living bodies, that are born and dead in all the fourteen regions of creation.
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 (6.18.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nrityat, Nrityanti, Matri, Matara, Tad, Purah, Pur, Pura, Bhutagana, Caturdashavidha, Anta, Bhuta, Jatri, Jata, Ekabhojana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.18.17). 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: “nṛtyanti mātarastasya puro bhūtagaṇānatāḥ ”
nṛtyanti -
nṛtyantī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nṛtyantī (noun, feminine)

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

nṛtyantī (noun, neuter)

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

√nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb]

√nṛt -> nṛtyantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]

√nṛt (verb class 4)

[present active third plural]
mātaras -
mātṛ (noun, feminine)

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

mātara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
puro* -
puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

puraḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

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

pura (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhūtagaṇān -
bhūtagaṇa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
atā -
√at (verb class 1)

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

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
Line 2: “caturdaśavidhānantabhūtajātaikabhojanāḥ ”
caturdaśavidhān -
caturdaśavidha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
anta -
anta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ant (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second plural]
jātai -
jāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jāta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

jātṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

jātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 2)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
ekabhojanā -
ekabhojana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]