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 7.155.3

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आरूढ इव वा चक्रे चक्रेण तपसा हृतः ।
नक्रेणेव समाक्रान्तः पराक्रमविवर्जितः ॥ ३ ॥

ārūḍha iva vā cakre cakreṇa tapasā hṛtaḥ |
nakreṇeva samākrāntaḥ parākramavivarjitaḥ || 3 ||

He seemed to be riding on the wheel of his reverie, which pushed him onward with the velocity of a bicycle; or appeared to be caught by an alligator, which bore him with rapidity, up and down the current of his meditation.
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 (7.155.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Arudha, Iva, Cakra, Cakri, Tapasa, Hrit, Hrita, Nakra, Samakranta, Parakrama, Vivarjita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.155.3). 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: “ārūḍha iva vā cakre cakreṇa tapasā hṛtaḥ ”
ārūḍha* -
ārūḍha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
cakre -
cakra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

cakra (noun, neuter)

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

cakrā (noun, feminine)

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

cakri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

cakri (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 3)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√kṛ (verb class 6)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
cakreṇa -
cakra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

cakra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tapasā* -
tapasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
hṛtaḥ -
hṛt (noun, masculine)

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

hṛt (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

hṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
Line 2: “nakreṇeva samākrāntaḥ parākramavivarjitaḥ ”
nakreṇe -
nakra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

nakra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
samākrāntaḥ -
samākrānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
parākrama -
parākrama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vivarjitaḥ -
vivarjita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]