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 6.21.1

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भुशुण्ड उवाच ।
युगक्षोभेषु घोरेषु वाक्यासु विषमासु च ।
सुस्थिरः कल्पवृक्षोऽयं न कदाचन कम्पते ॥ १ ॥

bhuśuṇḍa uvāca |
yugakṣobheṣu ghoreṣu vākyāsu viṣamāsu ca |
susthiraḥ kalpavṛkṣo'yaṃ na kadācana kampate || 1 ||

Bhusunda continued:—This kalpatree whereon we dwell remains firm and unshaken amidst the revolutions of ages and the blasts of all destroying cyclones and hurricanes. (Figuratively said of human desires, which continue with the soul through all the vicissitudes of life, and all its endless transmigrations, so says.
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.21.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhushunda, Yuga, Kshobha, Ghora, Vakya, Vishama, Susthira, Kalpavriksha, Aya, Idam, Kada, Cana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.21.1). 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: “bhuśuṇḍa uvāca ”
bhuśuṇḍa* -
bhuśuṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

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

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “yugakṣobheṣu ghoreṣu vākyāsu viṣamāsu ca ”
yuga -
yuga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣobheṣu -
kṣobha (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
ghoreṣu -
ghora (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

ghora (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
vākyāsu -
√vac -> vākyā (participle, feminine)

[locative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [locative plural from √vac class 3 verb]

√vak -> vākyā (participle, feminine)

[locative plural from √vak class 1 verb]
viṣamāsu -
viṣamā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 3: “susthiraḥ kalpavṛkṣo'yaṃ na kadācana kampate ”
susthiraḥ -
susthira (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kalpavṛkṣo' -
kalpavṛkṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kadā -
kadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

kadā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
cana -
cana (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√can (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kampate -
√kamp (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]