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 6.55.21

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श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च ।
गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात् ॥ २१ ॥

śrotraṃ cakṣuḥ sparśanaṃ ca rasanaṃ ghrāṇameva ca |
gṛhītvaitāni saṃyāti vāyurgandhānivāśayāt || 21 ||

It carries with it the senses of hearing, seeing, feeling, taste, touch and smell from its body, as the breeze wafts the fragrance from the cells of flowers.
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 (6.55.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrotra, Cakshu, Cakshus, Sparshana, Rasana, Ghrana, Eva, Grihitva, Eta, Etad, Vayu, Gandha, Vasha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.55.21). 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: “śrotraṃ cakṣuḥ sparśanaṃ ca rasanaṃ ghrāṇameva ca ”
śrotram -
śrotra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
cakṣuḥ -
cakṣus (noun, masculine)

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

cakṣus (noun, neuter)

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

cakṣu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṣai (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]
sparśanam -
sparśana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sparśana (noun, neuter)

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

sparśanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rasanam -
rasana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rasana (noun, neuter)

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

rasanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ghrāṇam -
ghrāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ghrāṇa (noun, neuter)

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

ghrāṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “gṛhītvaitāni saṃyāti vāyurgandhānivāśayāt ”
gṛhītvai -
gṛhītvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √grah]
etāni -
eta (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

etad (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
saṃyāti -
saṃyāti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
vāyur -
vāyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vāyu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 2)

[optative active third plural]
gandhāni -
gandha (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vāśayā -
vāśā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
āt -
āt (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]