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 7.5.8

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तपसा बहुरूपेण यमेन नियमेन च ।
अक्षीणायुरतिष्ठत्स पुरा कल्पचतुष्टयम् ॥ ८ ॥

tapasā bahurūpeṇa yamena niyamena ca |
akṣīṇāyuratiṣṭhatsa purā kalpacatuṣṭayam || 8 ||

He betook himself to austerities of various kinds, and to the observance of abstinence, self-restraint and vows of various forms; and obtained thereby an undecaying life, which lasted for many ages of four kalpas of four yugas each.
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 (7.5.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tapasa, Bahurupa, Yama, Niyama, Akshina, Atishthat, Pura, Pur, Kalpa, Catushtaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.5.8). 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: “tapasā bahurūpeṇa yamena niyamena ca ”
tapasā* -
tapasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bahurūpeṇa -
bahurūpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bahurūpa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
yamena -
yama (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

yama (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
niyamena -
niyama (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “akṣīṇāyuratiṣṭhatsa purā kalpacatuṣṭayam ”
akṣīṇā -
akṣīṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

akṣīṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

akṣīṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ayur -
√yā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third plural]
atiṣṭhat -
atiṣṭhat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

atiṣṭhat (noun, neuter)

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

√sthā (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

kalpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
catuṣṭayam -
catuṣṭaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

catuṣṭaya (noun, neuter)

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