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 7.134.34

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नृत्तलोककराकारखगावलनजालकैः ।
मानसूत्रैरिव विधेरन्यद्रचयतो जगत् ॥ ३४ ॥

nṛttalokakarākārakhagāvalanajālakaiḥ |
mānasūtrairiva vidheranyadracayato jagat || 34 ||

The dancing demons were waving their arms in air, in a manner as if they [were] weaving nets for catching the aerial birds; and were lifting and dropping them up and down, so as they seemed to measure the height and depth of the firmament.
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 (7.134.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nritta, Lokakara, Akara, Khaga, Ala, Alaka, Manasutra, Iva, Yat, Yad, Racayat, Jagat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.134.34). 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: “nṛttalokakarākārakhagāvalanajālakaiḥ ”
nṛtta -
nṛtta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]

√nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
lokakarā -
lokakara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

lokakara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
akāra -
akāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
khagāva -
khaga (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ala -
ala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√al (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
najā -
√naj (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
alakaiḥ -
alaka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

alaka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “mānasūtrairiva vidheranyadracayato jagat ”
mānasūtrair -
mānasūtra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vidheran -
√vidh (verb class 6)

[optative middle third plural]
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

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

yat (noun, neuter)

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

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
racayato* -
√rac -> racayat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √rac class 10 verb], [ablative single from √rac class 10 verb], [genitive single from √rac class 10 verb]

√rac -> racayat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √rac class 10 verb], [genitive single from √rac class 10 verb]

√rac (verb class 10)

[present active third dual]
jagat -
jagat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

jagat (noun, neuter)

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