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 7.160.20

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अनारतवहच्छून्यजगन्मृगनदीशता ।
रजोराशिमयी रूक्षा शवभूरिव दुर्भगा ॥ २० ॥

anāratavahacchūnyajaganmṛganadīśatā |
rajorāśimayī rūkṣā śavabhūriva durbhagā || 20 ||

The world is a vast and dreary desert, ever exhibiting the waters of mirage on its surface; while in reality but a body of dust, and filled with the ashes of dead bodies.
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 (7.160.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anarata, Vahat, Shunya, Jagat, Mriga, Nadisha, Tan, Raja, Rajas, Rashi, Ayin, Ruksha, Shava, Bhuri, Durbhaga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.160.20). 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: “anāratavahacchūnyajaganmṛganadīśatā ”
anārata -
anārata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anārata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vahacch -
vahat (noun, feminine)

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

√vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vah class 1 verb]
śūnya -
śūnya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śūnya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jagan -
jagat (noun, masculine)

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

jagat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
mṛga -
mṛga (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
tā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “rajorāśimayī rūkṣā śavabhūriva durbhagā ”
rajo -
rajas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rajas (noun, neuter)

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

raja (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
rāśim -
rāśi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ayī -
ayin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
rūkṣā -
rūkṣā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śav (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√śu (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [adverb]

bhūri (noun, neuter)

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

bhūri (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhūrī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhūrī (noun, feminine)

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

bhūrī (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
durbhagā -
durbhagā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]