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 6.21.18

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यदा शकलिताद्रीन्द्रा वान्ति प्रलयवायवः ।
पार्वतीं धारणां बद्ध्वा खे तिष्ठाम्यचलं तदा ॥ १८ ॥

yadā śakalitādrīndrā vānti pralayavāyavaḥ |
pārvatīṃ dhāraṇāṃ baddhvā khe tiṣṭhāmyacalaṃ tadā || 18 ||

When the diluvian winds blow with full force, and shatter and scatter the huge mountains all around, it is then by mending the parvati mantra, that I remain as fixed as a rock.
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 (6.21.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yada, Yad, Shakalita, Indra, Vat, Vanti, Pralayavayu, Parvati, Dharana, Baddhva, Kha, Acala, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.21.18). 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: “yadā śakalitādrīndrā vānti pralayavāyavaḥ ”
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
śakalitād -
śakalita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

śakalita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
rī -
rī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

rai (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
indrā* -
indra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

indrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vānti -
vānti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā -> vāntī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]

√vā (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]

√vā (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]
pralayavāyavaḥ -
pralayavāyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pralayavāyu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Line 2: “pārvatīṃ dhāraṇāṃ baddhvā khe tiṣṭhāmyacalaṃ tadā ”
pārvatīm -
pārvatī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
dhāraṇām -
dhāraṇā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
baddhvā -
√bandh -> baddhvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bandh]

√bandh -> baddhvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bandh]

√bandh -> baddhvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √bandh]

baddhvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
khe -
kha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

khā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tiṣṭhāmya -
√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
acalam -
acala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

acala (noun, neuter)

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

acalā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√cal (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]