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 6.44.17

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प्राणोन्मेषनिमेषाभ्यां संसृतेः प्रलयोदयौ ।
तमभ्यासप्रयोगाभ्यामुन्मेषरहितं कुरु ॥ १७ ॥

prāṇonmeṣanimeṣābhyāṃ saṃsṛteḥ pralayodayau |
tamabhyāsaprayogābhyāmunmeṣarahitaṃ kuru || 17 ||

So it is the breath of life, which conducts and stops the business of the world, by its respiration and rest; restrain therefore the breathing of the vital air, by thy practice of the regulation of thy breathing.
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 (6.44.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prana, Pran, Unmeshanimesha, Samsriti, Pralayodaya, Tama, Bha, Asa, Prayoga, Unmesha, Rahita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.44.17). 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: “prāṇonmeṣanimeṣābhyāṃ saṃsṛteḥ pralayodayau ”
prāṇo -
prāṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prāṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

prāṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

prāṇ (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

prāṇ (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
unmeṣanimeṣābhyām -
unmeṣanimeṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

unmeṣanimeṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
saṃsṛteḥ -
saṃsṛti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
pralayodayau -
pralayodaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “tamabhyāsaprayogābhyāmunmeṣarahitaṃ kuru ”
tama -
tama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhyā -
bhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
āsa -
āsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āsa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

āsan (noun, neuter)

[compound]

√as (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√as (verb class 4)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
prayogābhyām -
prayoga (noun, masculine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

prayoga (noun, neuter)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

prayogā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
unmeṣa -
unmeṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
rahitam -
rahita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rahita (noun, neuter)

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

rahitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√rah -> rahita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √rah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rah class 10 verb]

√rah -> rahita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √rah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √rah class 10 verb]
kuru -
kuru (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

kuru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[imperative active second single]