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 7.97.33

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भृशं पिशाचाः पश्यन्ति भूतभोजनचिन्तया ।
धूमान्धकारानिलया ज्वालयाहुतयो यथा ॥ ३३ ॥

bhṛśaṃ piśācāḥ paśyanti bhūtabhojanacintayā |
dhūmāndhakārānilayā jvālayāhutayo yathā || 33 ||

The Pisacha cannibals are always in quest of human prey, and devour their bodies as the burning fire consumes the oblations. They are therefore in utter darkness of spiritual knowledge.
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 (7.97.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Pishaca, Pashyanti, Pashyat, Bhuta, Bhojana, Cinta, Dhumandhakara, Ila, Jvala, Ahuti, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.97.33). 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: “bhṛśaṃ piśācāḥ paśyanti bhūtabhojanacintayā ”
bhṛśam -
bhṛśam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bhṛśa (noun, neuter)

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

bhṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
piśācāḥ -
piśāca (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

piśācā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
paśyanti -
paśyantī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

paśyat (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bhūta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second plural]
bhojana -
bhojana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhojana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cintayā -
cintā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “dhūmāndhakārānilayā jvālayāhutayo yathā ”
dhūmāndhakārān -
dhūmāndhakāra (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ilayā -
ilā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
jvālayā -
jvālā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

√jval (verb class 0)

[imperative active second single]
āhutayo* -
āhuti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

āhuti (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]