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 7.41.9

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द्वीपाम्बुराशिवलया लोकालोकाद्रिमेखलाः ।
भूतभारचलज्जीवप्रवहत्प्राणमारुताः ॥ ९ ॥

dvīpāmburāśivalayā lokālokādrimekhalāḥ |
bhūtabhāracalajjīvapravahatprāṇamārutāḥ || 9 ||

The encircling seas about the islands, are as bracelets and wristlets round their arms;and the girding mountains of lands, are as girdles around their loins; the fleeting airs are as the winds of their breath, which are constantly breathing to sustain lives of living beings, and support their bodies thereby.
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 (7.41.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvipa, Valaya, Lokaloka, Mekhala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.41.9). 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: “dvīpāmburāśivalayā lokālokādrimekhalāḥ ”
dvīpā -
dvīpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvīpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
amburāśi -
amburāśi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
valayā* -
valaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

valayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
lokālokād -
lokāloka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

lokāloka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ri -
rī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

rai (noun, masculine)

[adverb]
mekhalāḥ -
mekhala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mekhalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “bhūtabhāracalajjīvapravahatprāṇamārutāḥ ”
Cannot analyse bhūtabhāracalajjīvapravahatprāṇamārutāḥ