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 7.86.4

ततो निमेषमात्रेण घोणाश्वासेन खण्डकौ ।
तौ समानीय चिक्षेप पातालान्तरिवानने ॥ ४ ॥

tato nimeṣamātreṇa ghoṇāśvāsena khaṇḍakau |
tau samānīya cikṣepa pātālāntarivānane || 4 ||

Then in the twinkling of an eye, and with the breath of his nostrils, he drew the two partitions unto him, and threw them in the horrid abyss of his mouth.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.86.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Nimeshamatrena, Nimeshamatra, Ghona, Ashvasa, Khandaka, Sama, Samani, Patalanta, Vana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.86.4). 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: “tato nimeṣamātreṇa ghoṇāśvāsena khaṇḍakau
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • nimeṣamātreṇa -
  • nimeṣamātreṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nimeṣamātra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ghoṇā -
  • ghoṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghoṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghoṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ghuṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āśvāsena -
  • āśvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • khaṇḍakau -
  • khaṇḍaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “tau samānīya cikṣepa pātālāntarivānane
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • samānī -
  • samānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • iya -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • cikṣepa -
  • kṣip (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṣip (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • pātālānta -
  • pātālānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pātālānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • vāna -
  • vāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    u -> vāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb]
    u -> vāna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb]
  • ne -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.86.4

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 7.86.4 in Gujarati sript:
તતો નિમેષમાત્રેણ ઘોણાશ્વાસેન ખણ્ડકૌ ।
તૌ સમાનીય ચિક્ષેપ પાતાલાન્તરિવાનને ॥ ૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 7.86.4 in Telugu sript:
తతో నిమేషమాత్రేణ ఘోణాశ్వాసేన ఖణ్డకౌ ।
తౌ సమానీయ చిక్షేప పాతాలాన్తరివాననే ॥ ౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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