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 7.178.6

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कः प्राणमारुतः क्षोभं जनयत्याशयस्थितः ।
प्रवेशनिर्गममयं कथं वा वद मे प्रभो ॥ ६ ॥

kaḥ prāṇamārutaḥ kṣobhaṃ janayatyāśayasthitaḥ |
praveśanirgamamayaṃ kathaṃ vā vada me prabho || 6 ||

It is the will I ween, that the material breath of life, moves the living body to and fro; but tell me sir, what is that power which propels, the living breath both in and out of the beings.
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 (7.178.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Prana, Pran, Aru, Tas, Kshobha, Janayati, Janayat, Ashaya, Sthita, Pravesha, Nirgama, Aya, Idam, Katham, Katha, Var, Vada, Asmad, Prabhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.178.6). 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: “kaḥ prāṇamārutaḥ kṣobhaṃ janayatyāśayasthitaḥ ”
kaḥ -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prāṇam -
prāṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prāṇa (noun, neuter)

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

prāṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

prāṇ (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
āru -
āru (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

āru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ārū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

ārū (noun, neuter)

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

ārū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

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

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṣobham -
kṣobha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
janayatyā -
janayati (noun, feminine)

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

√jan -> janayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan]

√jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √jan], [vocative dual from √jan], [accusative dual from √jan], [locative single from √jan]

√jan (verb class 10)

[present active third single]

√jan (verb class 0)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
sthitaḥ -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
Line 2: “praveśanirgamamayaṃ kathaṃ vā vada me prabho ”
praveśa -
praveśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nirgamam -
nirgama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

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

vār (noun, neuter)

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

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vada -
vada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vad (verb class 1)

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

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

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

mā (noun, feminine)

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

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
prabho -
prabhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

prabhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]