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 7.121.6

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अहो नु दूरमध्वानं प्राप्ता वयमयत्नतः ।
प्रभावाद्देवदेवस्य वह्नेर्दिव्यैः स्ववाहनैः ॥ ६ ॥

aho nu dūramadhvānaṃ prāptā vayamayatnataḥ |
prabhāvāddevadevasya vahnerdivyaiḥ svavāhanaiḥ || 6 ||

They said: “It is a wonder that we have come so far, without any attempt on our part; and therefore this great velocity must be attributed, to the swiftness of the vehicles of the great god Agni (or Electricity itself)”.
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 (7.121.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahan, Duram, Dura, Adhvana, Adhvan, Prapta, Vaya, Asmad, Ayatna, Tas, Prabhava, Devadeva, Vahni, Divya, Svavahana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.121.6). 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: “aho nu dūramadhvānaṃ prāptā vayamayatnataḥ ”
aho* -
ahan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ahar (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
nu -
nu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

nu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

nau (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dūram -
dūram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

dūra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dūra (noun, neuter)

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

dūrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
adhvānam -
adhvāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

adhvan (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
prāptā* -
prāpta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

prāptā (noun, feminine)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

vayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative dual]
ayatna -
ayatna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “prabhāvāddevadevasya vahnerdivyaiḥ svavāhanaiḥ ”
prabhāvād -
prabhāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
devadevasya -
devadeva (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
vahner -
vahni (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
divyaiḥ -
divya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

divya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
svavāhanaiḥ -
svavāhana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

svavāhana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]