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 6.81.36

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यथा काष्ठानि नयति प्राचीदेशं सरिद्रयः ।
तथान्नानि नयत्यन्तः प्राणवातः स्वमाश्रयम् ॥ ३६ ॥

yathā kāṣṭhāni nayati prācīdeśaṃ saridrayaḥ |
tathānnāni nayatyantaḥ prāṇavātaḥ svamāśrayam || 36 ||

The vital breaths carry the essence of the food we take to the inferior organs, as the currents of a river carry the floating woods down the stream.
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 (6.81.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Kashtha, Nayat, Praci, Desha, Sarit, Raya, Tatha, Anta, Pranavata, Sva, Ashraya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.81.36). 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: “yathā kāṣṭhāni nayati prācīdeśaṃ saridrayaḥ ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kāṣṭhāni -
kāṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
nayati -
nayat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nayat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nay class 1 verb]

√nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √nay class 1 verb]

√nī -> nayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]

√nī -> nayat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]

√nay (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

√nī (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
prācī -
prācī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
deśam -
deśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

deśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sarid -
sarit (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
rayaḥ -
raya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tathānnāni nayatyantaḥ prāṇavātaḥ svamāśrayam ”
tathānn -
tatha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
āni -
āni (Preverb)

[Preverb]
nayatya -
nayat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

nayat (noun, neuter)

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

√nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nay class 1 verb]

√nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)

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

√nī -> nayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √nī class 1 verb]

√nī -> nayat (participle, neuter)

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

√nay (verb class 1)

[present active third single]

√nī (verb class 1)

[present active third single]
antaḥ -
anta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prāṇavātaḥ -
prāṇavāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
svam -
sva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

svan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

sva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
āśrayam -
āśraya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āśraya (noun, neuter)

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

āśrayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]