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 7.178.7

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कथमप्रतिघं नाम वेदनं प्रतिघात्मकम् ।
इमं देहं चालयति भारं भारहरो यथा ॥ ७ ॥

kathamapratighaṃ nāma vedanaṃ pratighātmakam |
imaṃ dehaṃ cālayati bhāraṃ bhāraharo yathā || 7 ||

Tell me sir, how the intangible intellect moveth the tangible body; and carries it about, as a porter bears a load all about.
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 (7.178.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katham, Katha, Apratigha, Naman, Vedana, Pratigha, Maka, Idam, Deha, Calayat, Bhara, Bharahara, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.178.7). 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: “kathamapratighaṃ nāma vedanaṃ pratighātmakam ”
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]
apratigham -
apratigha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

apratigha (noun, neuter)

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

apratighā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

vedana (noun, neuter)

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

vedanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pratighāt -
pratigha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
makam -
maka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

maka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “imaṃ dehaṃ cālayati bhāraṃ bhāraharo yathā ”
imam -
idam (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
deham -
deha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
cālayati -
√cal -> cālayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √cal]

√cal -> cālayat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √cal]

cālayat (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

cālayat (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

cālayat (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

√cal (verb class 0)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]
bhāraharo* -
bhārahara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]