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 6.21.31

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मेरुरत्नतलोद्योतैरर्धप्रकटकोटरम् ।
लोकालोकमिवाक्याढ्याद्रिभुवनं संस्मराम्यहम् ॥ ३१ ॥

meruratnatalodyotairardhaprakaṭakoṭaram |
lokālokamivākyāḍhyādribhuvanaṃ saṃsmarāmyaham || 31 ||

I remember this mountain throwing the light of its gems on one side of the valley below it, and leaving the other in utter darkness; and resembling the lokaloka mount presenting its light and dark side to the people on either side of the horizon.
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 (6.21.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Meru, Atna, Tala, Udyota, Ardha, Prakata, Kotara, Lokaloka, Iva, Adhya, Bhuvana, Samsmara, Amin, Adah, Aha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.21.31). 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: “meruratnatalodyotairardhaprakaṭakoṭaram ”
merur -
meru (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

meru (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
atna -
atna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
talo -
tala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

talā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√tal (verb class 1)

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

[instrumental plural]

udyota (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ardha -
ardha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ardha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

prakaṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
koṭaram -
koṭara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

koṭara (noun, neuter)

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

koṭarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “lokālokamivākyāḍhyādribhuvanaṃ saṃsmarāmyaham ”
lokālokam -
lokāloka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lokāloka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
akyā -
√ak -> akya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ak]

√añc -> akya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √añc]
āḍhyād -
āḍhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

āḍhya (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb]

rai (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
bhuvanam -
bhuvana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhuvana (noun, neuter)

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

bhuvanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
saṃsmarā -
saṃsmara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṃsmara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
amya -
amin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

amin (noun, neuter)

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

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]