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 6.38.16

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विवर्तितजगज्जालः कालोऽस्य द्वारपालकः ।
सशैलभुवनाभोगमिदं ब्रह्माण्डमण्डलम् ॥ १६ ॥

vivartitajagajjālaḥ kālo'sya dvārapālakaḥ |
saśailabhuvanābhogamidaṃ brahmāṇḍamaṇḍalam || 16 ||

He contains this mundane sphere, together with all the worlds with their mountains and all other contents in himself; and the all powerful time which hurls them ever onward, is the warder at the doorway of his eternity.
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 (6.38.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kala, Idam, Dvarapalaka, Sashaila, Bhuvana, Abhoga, Brahmanda, Anda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.38.16). 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: “vivartitajagajjālaḥ kālo'sya dvārapālakaḥ ”
Cannot analyse vivartitajagajjālaḥ*kā
kālo' -
kāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
dvārapālakaḥ -
dvārapālaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “saśailabhuvanābhogamidaṃ brahmāṇḍamaṇḍalam ”
saśaila -
saśaila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saśaila (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhuvanā -
bhuvana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhuvana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhuvanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhogam -
abhoga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
brahmāṇḍam -
brahmāṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
aṇḍa -
aṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lam -
la (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]