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 7.66.2

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कथं शिलोदरे बाले त्वद्विधानां भवेत्स्थितिः ।
कथं संचलनं तत्र किमर्थं तत्र चास्पदम् ॥ २ ॥

kathaṃ śilodare bāle tvadvidhānāṃ bhavetsthitiḥ |
kathaṃ saṃcalanaṃ tatra kimarthaṃ tatra cāspadam || 2 ||

Tell me, O gentle lady, how could an embodied being as yourself, abide in the inside of a block of stone; how could you move about within that imporous substance, and what was the cause of your abode therein.
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 (7.66.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katham, Katha, Shiloda, Bala, Bali, Tvadvidha, Sthiti, Sancalana, Tatra, Kimartha, Aspada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.66.2). 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: “kathaṃ śilodare bāle tvadvidhānāṃ bhavetsthitiḥ ”
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śiloda (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
re -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

ra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

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

rā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
bāle -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bāla (noun, neuter)

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

bālā (noun, feminine)

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

bāli (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bāli (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
tvadvidhānām -
tvadvidha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

tvadvidha (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

tvadvidhā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
sthitiḥ -
sthiti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kathaṃ saṃcalanaṃ tatra kimarthaṃ tatra cāspadam ”
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
sañcalanam -
sañcalana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kimartham -
kimartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kimartha (noun, neuter)

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

kimarthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āspadam -
āspada (noun, neuter)

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