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 6.25.50

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अपानजन्मभूमौ च प्राणं नष्टमवेहि हि ।
अस्तंगतवति प्राणे त्वपानेऽभ्युदयोन्मुखे ॥ ५० ॥

apānajanmabhūmau ca prāṇaṃ naṣṭamavehi hi |
astaṃgatavati prāṇe tvapāne'bhyudayonmukhe || 50 ||

When the prana breathing has ceased and the apana has its rise, it is then that one supports himself upon the Kumbhaka retained air, and does not depend on two other passing breaths.
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 (6.25.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apana, Janmabhumi, Prana, Pran, Nashta, Ava, Avi, Astam, Gatavat, Tva, Abhyudaya, Unmukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.25.50). 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: “apānajanmabhūmau ca prāṇaṃ naṣṭamavehi hi ”
apāna -
apāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
janmabhūmau -
janmabhūmi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prāṇam -
prāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prāṇa (noun, neuter)

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

prāṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

prāṇ (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
naṣṭam -
naṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

naṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

naṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 4 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √naś class 1 verb]

√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb]
ave -
ava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[compound], [instrumental single], [dative single]

avi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

avi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

u (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

√av (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√u (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]

ava (Preverb)

[Preverb]

avā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
Line 2: “astaṃgatavati prāṇe tvapāne'bhyudayonmukhe ”
astaṅ -
astam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
gatavati -
gatavat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

gatavat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
prāṇe -
prāṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

prāṇa (noun, neuter)

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

prāṇā (noun, feminine)

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

prāṇ (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

prāṇ (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
tva -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
apāne' -
apāna (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
abhyudayo -
abhyudaya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
unmukhe -
unmukha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

unmukha (noun, neuter)

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