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 7.81.9

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मिन्नाञ्जनतमःश्यामा यामिनोवाकृतिं गता ।
तमःश्रीर्देहयुक्तेव साकारेवाम्बरद्युतिः ॥ ९ ॥

minnāñjanatamaḥśyāmā yāminovākṛtiṃ gatā |
tamaḥśrīrdehayukteva sākārevāmbaradyutiḥ || 9 ||

She was as inky black as pasted pitch, and as dark as the darkest night or Erebus; and with her body of darkness visible, she appeared as the image of primeval night.
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 (7.81.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Minna, Shyama, Yamin, Vac, Riti, Gat, Gata, Tama, Tamas, Shri, Deha, Yukta, Yukti, Iva, Sakara, Ambara, Dyuti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.81.9). 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: “minnāñjanatamaḥśyāmā yāminovākṛtiṃ gatā ”
minnāñ -
minna (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√mid -> minna (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √mid class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mid class 4 verb]
janatam -
janat (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

janatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jan (verb class 1)

[imperative active second dual]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
śyāmā* -
śyāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śyāmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yāmino -
yāmin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

yāmin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
vāk -
vāc (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
ṛtim -
ṛti (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ṛti (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
gatā -
gat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “tamaḥśrīrdehayukteva sākārevāmbaradyutiḥ ”
tamaḥ -
tamas (noun, neuter)

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

tama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śrīr -
śrī (noun, feminine)

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

śrī (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
deha -
deha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dah (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
yukte -
yukta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

yukta (noun, neuter)

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

yuktā (noun, feminine)

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

yukti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [locative single from √yuj class 7 verb]

√yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [locative single from √yuj class 7 verb]

√yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [nominative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √yuj class 7 verb]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sākāre -
sākāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

sākāra (noun, neuter)

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

sākārā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ambara -
ambara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ambara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
dyutiḥ -
dyuti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

dyuti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]