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 6.76.4

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भगीरथः क्षणेनैव प्रावृषीवाम्बुना सरः ।
वलितः सेनया गुर्व्या झटित्याशिश्रिये गजम् ॥ ४ ॥

bhagīrathaḥ kṣaṇenaiva prāvṛṣīvāmbunā saraḥ |
valitaḥ senayā gurvyā jhaṭityāśiśriye gajam || 4 ||

Bhagiratha instantly mounted on an elephant, and was led by a large body of troops, who assembled about him as thickly, as the drops of rain water fall into and fill a lake.
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 (6.76.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhagiratha, Kshana, Pravrish, Iva, Ambu, Sara, Saras, Valita, Sena, Gurvi, Gurvya, Jhatiti, Ashi, Ashin, Shri, Shriya, Gaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.76.4). 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: “bhagīrathaḥ kṣaṇenaiva prāvṛṣīvāmbunā saraḥ ”
bhagīrathaḥ -
bhagīratha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṣaṇenai -
kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
prāvṛṣī -
prāvṛṣ (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ambunā -
ambu (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

ambu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
saraḥ -
saras (noun, neuter)

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

sara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “valitaḥ senayā gurvyā jhaṭityāśiśriye gajam ”
valitaḥ -
valita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√val -> valita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √val class 1 verb], [nominative single from √val]
senayā -
senā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
gurvyā* -
gurvī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√gurv -> gurvya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √gurv class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √gurv class 1 verb]

√gurv -> gurvyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √gurv class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √gurv class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √gurv class 1 verb]
jhaṭityā -
jhaṭiti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
āśi -
āśi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

āśī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

āśin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āśin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śriye -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

śriyā (noun, feminine)

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

śriya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śriya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
gajam -
gaja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gajā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]