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 7.124.12

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बहुबाहुर्यदा द्वाभ्यां हस्ताभ्यां ह्यर्थसंग्रहम् ।
करोति बहुभिर्भूयः संग्रामं सततं करैः ॥ १२ ॥

bahubāhuryadā dvābhyāṃ hastābhyāṃ hyarthasaṃgraham |
karoti bahubhirbhūyaḥ saṃgrāmaṃ satataṃ karaiḥ || 12 ||

Again though the two hands of a person, are enough to discharge the ordinary affairs of life; yet it is requisite to have many arms, in order to wield many weapons in warfare.
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 (7.124.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bahubahu, Yada, Yad, Dva, Hasta, Arthasangraha, Karoti, Bahu, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Sangrama, Satatam, Satata, Kara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.124.12). 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: “bahubāhuryadā dvābhyāṃ hastābhyāṃ hyarthasaṃgraham ”
bahubāhur -
bahubāhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bahubāhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
dvābhyām -
dva (noun, masculine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

dva (noun, neuter)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

dvā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
hastābhyām -
hasta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

hasta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

hastā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
arthasaṅgraham -
arthasaṅgraha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

arthasaṅgraha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “karoti bahubhirbhūyaḥ saṃgrāmaṃ satataṃ karaiḥ ”
karoti -
karoti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

karoti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

karoti (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[present active third single]
bahubhir -
bahu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

bahu (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
bhūyaḥ -
bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bhūyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
saṅgrāmam -
saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
satatam -
satatam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

satata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

satata (noun, neuter)

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

satatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
karaiḥ -
kara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

kara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]