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 7.81.13

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तथा नाम सुदीर्घा सा यथा तस्याः शिरःखुरम् ।
मया दृष्टं प्रयत्नेन चिरोर्ध्वाधोगमागमैः ॥ १३ ॥

tathā nāma sudīrghā sā yathā tasyāḥ śiraḥkhuram |
mayā dṛṣṭaṃ prayatnena cirordhvādhogamāgamaiḥ || 13 ||

In a word her stature was so tall and towering, that it was by my diurnal journey in the upper and lower skies, that I came to see the top of her head, and the base of her feet.
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 (7.81.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Naman, Sudirgha, Yatha, Shira, Shiras, Khura, Maya, Drishta, Prayatna, Ciru, Dhu, Adhogama, Agama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.81.13). 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: “tathā nāma sudīrghā sā yathā tasyāḥ śiraḥkhuram ”
tathā* -
tathā (noun, feminine)

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

tatha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sudīrghā -
sudīrghā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
sā* -
so (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tasyāḥ -
sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
śiraḥ -
śiras (noun, neuter)

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

śira (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
khuram -
khura (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

khurā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “mayā dṛṣṭaṃ prayatnena cirordhvādhogamāgamaiḥ ”
mayā* -
maya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dṛṣṭam -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
prayatnena -
prayatna (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
ciror -
ciru (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
dhvā -
dhu (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
adhogamā -
adhogama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
agamaiḥ -
agama (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

agama (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]