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 7.97.35

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विवरं शरणं येषां कीटानामिव भूतले ।
तेषामसुरबालानां विवेकेषु कथैव का ॥ ३५ ॥

vivaraṃ śaraṇaṃ yeṣāṃ kīṭānāmiva bhūtale |
teṣāmasurabālānāṃ vivekeṣu kathaiva kā || 35 ||

The Asura race dwelling in subterranean cells, are as worms and insects, grovelling in dark under the ground, and are utterly ignorant of any knowledge or discrimination.
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 (7.97.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vivara, Sharana, Yah, Yat, Kita, Iva, Bhutala, Tad, Asura, Bala, Viveka, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.97.35). 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: “vivaraṃ śaraṇaṃ yeṣāṃ kīṭānāmiva bhūtale ”
vivaram -
vivara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
śaraṇam -
śaraṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śaraṇa (noun, neuter)

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

śaraṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yeṣām -
ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
kīṭānām -
kīṭa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

kīṭa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
bhūtale -
bhūtala (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Line 2: “teṣāmasurabālānāṃ vivekeṣu kathaiva kā ”
teṣām -
tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
asura -
asura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

asura (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bālānām -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

bāla (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

bālā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
vivekeṣu -
viveka (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
kathai -
katha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
kā -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]