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 6.51.55

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यदा सुषुप्तभावस्थो भाविदुःस्वप्नवेधितः ।
तदा कालानलसमस्तिष्ठत्यनुदिताकृतिः ॥ ५५ ॥

yadā suṣuptabhāvastho bhāviduḥsvapnavedhitaḥ |
tadā kālānalasamastiṣṭhatyanuditākṛtiḥ || 55 ||

When the sleeping soul does not rise of itself (by its intellectual knowledge), but is raised from the torpor of its sleep by some ominous dream, it then wakes to the fire of a conflagration from its misery only.
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 (6.51.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yada, Yad, Sushupta, Bhavastha, Bhavin, Bhavi, Duhsvapna, Vedhita, Tada, Kalanala, Sama, Tishthat, Anudita, Akriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.51.55). 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: “yadā suṣuptabhāvastho bhāviduḥsvapnavedhitaḥ ”
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
suṣupta -
suṣupta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

suṣupta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhāvastho* -
bhāvastha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhāvi -
bhāvin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhāvin (noun, neuter)

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

bhāvī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhāvī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

bhāvī (noun, neuter)

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

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive middle third single]
duḥsvapna -
duḥsvapna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vedhitaḥ -
vedhita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tadā kālānalasamastiṣṭhatyanuditākṛtiḥ ”
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
samas -
sama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tiṣṭhatya -
√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
anuditā -
anudita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anudita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

anuditā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ākṛtiḥ -
ākṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ākṛti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]