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 7.74.14

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चन्द्रार्कौ लोचने तस्य ब्रह्मलोको मुखं स्मृतम् ।
तेजः सोमोऽस्य कथितः श्लेष्मा प्रालेयपर्वतः ॥ १४ ॥

candrārkau locane tasya brahmaloko mukhaṃ smṛtam |
tejaḥ somo'sya kathitaḥ śleṣmā prāleyaparvataḥ || 14 ||

The sun and the moon are the two eyes of Virat, and the high heaven is his head and mouth; the moon is his marrow, and the mountains are the filth of his person.
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 (7.74.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Candrarka, Locana, Tad, Brahmaloka, Mukha, Smrita, Teja, Tejas, Soma, Idam, Kathita, Shleshman, Shleshma, Praleya, Parvata, Parvat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.74.14). 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: “candrārkau locane tasya brahmaloko mukhaṃ smṛtam ”
candrārkau -
candrārka (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
locane -
locana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

locana (noun, neuter)

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

locanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
brahmaloko* -
brahmaloka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mukham -
mukha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mukha (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

smṛta (noun, neuter)

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

smṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]

√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
Line 2: “tejaḥ somo'sya kathitaḥ śleṣmā prāleyaparvataḥ ”
tejaḥ -
tejas (noun, neuter)

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

teja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
somo' -
soma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asya -
√as -> asya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √as]

a (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

idam (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]

√as (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
kathitaḥ -
kathita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kath class 10 verb]
śleṣmā -
śleṣman (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

śleṣmā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

prāleya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
parvataḥ -
parvata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√parv -> parvat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √parv class 1 verb], [ablative single from √parv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √parv class 1 verb]

√parv -> parvat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √parv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √parv class 1 verb]

√parv (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]