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 6.21.36

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एवं चतुर्युगं साग्रं नीरन्ध्रैरचलैर्वृताम् ।
अप्रवृत्तजनाचारां संस्मरामि धरामिमाम् ॥ ३६ ॥

evaṃ caturyugaṃ sāgraṃ nīrandhrairacalairvṛtām |
apravṛttajanācārāṃ saṃsmarāmi dharāmimām || 36 ||

I also remember this earth to be full of mountains and mountainous tracts, for the space of full four yugas; when there were no men peopled on earth, nor their customs and usages got their ground in it.
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 (6.21.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Caturyuga, Sagram, Sagra, Nirandhra, Acala, Vrit, Vrita, Apravritta, Janacara, Samsmara, Amin, 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 6.21.36). 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: “evaṃ caturyugaṃ sāgraṃ nīrandhrairacalairvṛtām ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

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

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
caturyugam -
caturyuga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

caturyuga (noun, neuter)

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

caturyugā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sāgram -
sāgram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sāgra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sāgra (noun, neuter)

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

sāgrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nīrandhrair -
nīrandhra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

nīrandhra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
acalair -
acala (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

acala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
vṛtām -
vṛt (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vṛt (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

vṛtā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]

√vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
Line 2: “apravṛttajanācārāṃ saṃsmarāmi dharāmimām ”
apravṛtta -
apravṛtta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

apravṛtta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
janācārā -
janācāra (noun, masculine)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
saṃsmarā -
saṃsmara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saṃsmara (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

amin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dharāmi -
√dhṛ (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
mām -
mā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]