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 7.75.50

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शनैश्चार्वाकृतिर्मेरुरासीद्धिम इवातपे ।
क्षणेनैवानलात्तस्माद्धिमवाञ्जतुवद्द्रुतः ॥ ५० ॥

śanaiścārvākṛtirmerurāsīddhima ivātape |
kṣaṇenaivānalāttasmāddhimavāñjatuvaddrutaḥ || 50 ||

By degrees the prodigious mountain Meru, was dissolved to snow by the heat of fire; and soon after the great mount of Himalaya, was melted down as lac-dye by the same fire.
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 (7.75.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shanaih, Shana, Carvac, Riti, Meru, Hima, Iva, Atapa, Kshana, Eva, Ala, Tasmat, Tad, Himavat, Jatu, Druta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.75.50). 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: “śanaiścārvākṛtirmerurāsīddhima ivātape ”
śanaiś -
śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
cārvāk -
cārvāc (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

cārvāc (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
ṛtir -
ṛti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
merur -
meru (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

meru (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
āsīddh -
√ās (verb class 2)

[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]

√as (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
hima* -
hima (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
atape -
atapa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√tap (verb class 1)

[imperfect middle first single]
Line 2: “kṣaṇenaivānalāttasmāddhimavāñjatuvaddrutaḥ ”
kṣaṇenai -
kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
evān -
eva (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
alāt -
ala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√lā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
tasmāddh -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
himavāñ -
himavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jatu -
jatu (noun, neuter)

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

jatū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
va -
u (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ū (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

ū (noun, neuter)

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

ū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

au (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

au (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

va (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
drutaḥ -
druta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]