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 7.136.19

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शुद्धशापविदन्तस्था मशकत्वविदास्य चित् ।
वेधिता मशकाङ्गानि विदित्वा मशकोऽभवत् ॥ १९ ॥

śuddhaśāpavidantasthā maśakatvavidāsya cit |
vedhitā maśakāṅgāni viditvā maśako'bhavat || 19 ||

The understanding (or intellectual part) of the Asura, being fully occupied with the thought of the sage's curse and that of its having the nature of a gnat; brooded over the reflection of the parts of its body, and became the very gnat in its shape.
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 (7.136.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shuddha, Shapa, Vidanta, Vidat, Tha, Mashaka, Tva, Cit, Vedhita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.136.19). 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: “śuddhaśāpavidantasthā maśakatvavidāsya cit ”
śuddha -
śuddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śuddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]

√śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
śāpa -
śāpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vidantas -
vidanta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√vid -> vidat (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vid class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vid class 2 verb]
thā* -
tha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
maśaka -
maśaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tva -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
avidāsya -
cit -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “vedhitā maśakāṅgāni viditvā maśako'bhavat ”
vedhitā* -
vedhita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vedhitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
maśakāṅ -
maśakā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gāni -
ga (noun, neuter)

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

√gā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first single]

√gā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first single]
viditvā -
√vid -> viditvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]
maśako' -
maśaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
abhavat -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]