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 7.97.31

यक्षा विक्षोभितभुवो दक्षतामक्षता इव ।
दर्शयन्त्यसहायेषु बालवृद्धातुरेषु च ॥ ३१ ॥

yakṣā vikṣobhitabhuvo dakṣatāmakṣatā iva |
darśayantyasahāyeṣu bālavṛddhātureṣu ca || 31 ||

The yakshas who are impregnable themselves, are ever apt to injure all others on earth; and they exercise their noxious powers, chiefly upon the helpless infants, old men and weak and infirm persons.

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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 (7.97.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yaksha, Vikshobhita, Bhuvah, Bhuva, Bhu, Dakshata, Akshata, Iva, Darshayat, Darshayanti, Asahaya, Bala, Vriddha, Ura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.97.31). 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: “yakṣā vikṣobhitabhuvo dakṣatāmakṣatā iva
  • yakṣā* -
  • yakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vikṣobhita -
  • vikṣobhita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vikṣobhita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhuvo* -
  • bhuvaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhuva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • dakṣatām -
  • dakṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    dakṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle third single]
  • akṣatā* -
  • akṣata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    akṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “darśayantyasahāyeṣu bālavṛddhātureṣu ca
  • darśayantya -
  • dṛś -> darśayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √dṛś], [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √dṛś], [nominative plural from √dṛś], [vocative dual from √dṛś], [vocative plural from √dṛś], [accusative dual from √dṛś], [accusative plural from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś], [vocative single from √dṛś]
    darśayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dṛś (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • asahāyeṣu -
  • asahāya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    asahāya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • bāla -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛddhāt -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • ure -
  • uras (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    uras (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    urā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.97.31

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 7.97.31 in Gujarati sript:
યક્ષા વિક્ષોભિતભુવો દક્ષતામક્ષતા ઇવ ।
દર્શયન્ત્યસહાયેષુ બાલવૃદ્ધાતુરેષુ ચ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 7.97.31 in Telugu sript:
యక్షా విక్షోభితభువో దక్షతామక్షతా ఇవ ।
దర్శయన్త్యసహాయేషు బాలవృద్ధాతురేషు చ ॥ ౩౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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