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 7.108.8

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निवर्तते यतोऽशक्त्या वचनं गुणवर्णनात् ।
कवीनामचलाकारा भवेद्भा भूधरो यथा ॥ ८ ॥

nivartate yato'śaktyā vacanaṃ guṇavarṇanāt |
kavīnāmacalākārā bhavedbhā bhūdharo yathā || 8 ||

The strain of bards, fell short in the recital of his praises, and he was a firm patron of poets and bards, as a mountain is the support of its refugees.
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 (7.108.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nivarta, Tad, Yushmad, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Ashakti, Vacana, Gunavarnana, Kavi, Acala, Akara, Bha, Bhudhara, 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 7.108.8). 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: “nivartate yato'śaktyā vacanaṃ guṇavarṇanāt ”
nivarta -
nivarta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nivarta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
yato' -
yataḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√i -> yat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]

√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
aśaktyā* -
aśakti (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
vacanam -
vacana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vacana (noun, neuter)

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

vacanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
guṇavarṇanāt -
guṇavarṇana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
Line 2: “kavīnāmacalākārā bhavedbhā bhūdharo yathā ”
kavīnām -
kavi (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

kavi (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

kavi (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
acalā -
acala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

acala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

acalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
akārā* -
akāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhaved -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
bhā* -
bhās (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

bha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhā (noun, feminine)

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

bhā (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
bhūdharo* -
bhūdhara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]