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 6.21.3

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हिरण्याक्षो धरापीठं द्वीपसप्तकवेष्टितम् ।
यदा जहार तरसा नाकम्पत तदा तरुः ॥ ३ ॥

hiraṇyākṣo dharāpīṭhaṃ dvīpasaptakaveṣṭitam |
yadā jahāra tarasā nākampata tadā taruḥ || 3 ||

When Heranyakha the gigantic demon of antediluvian race, strove to hurt this earth with all its septuple continents into the lowest abyss, even then did this tree remain firm on its roots, and on the summit of this mountains.
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 (6.21.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hiranyaksha, Dhara, Pitha, Dvipa, Saptaka, Veshtita, Yada, Yad, Tarasa, Naka, Pata, Tada, Taru, Tarus,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.21.3). 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: “hiraṇyākṣo dharāpīṭhaṃ dvīpasaptakaveṣṭitam ”
hiraṇyākṣo* -
hiraṇyākṣa (noun, masculine)

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

[nominative single]
pīṭham -
pīṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pīṭha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dvīpa -
dvīpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvīpa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

saptaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
veṣṭitam -
veṣṭita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

veṣṭita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

veṣṭitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√veṣṭ -> veṣṭita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √veṣṭ]

√veṣṭ -> veṣṭita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √veṣṭ]

√veṣṭ -> veṣṭitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √veṣṭ]

√veṣṭ -> veṣṭita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √veṣṭ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √veṣṭ]

√veṣṭ -> veṣṭita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √veṣṭ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √veṣṭ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √veṣṭ], [accusative single from √veṣṭ]
Line 2: “yadā jahāra tarasā nākampata tadā taruḥ ”
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
jahāra -
√hṛ (verb class 1)

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

√hṝ (verb class 9)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
tarasā* -
tarasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tarasā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nākam -
nāka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nāka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

nākā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pata -
pata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√pat (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
taruḥ -
tarus (noun, neuter)

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

taru (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

taru (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]