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 7.178.10

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बाह्योपस्करभस्त्रायां यथाकाशास्पदात्मकः ।
वायुर्यात्यपि चायाति तथात्र स्पन्दनं हृदि ॥ १० ॥

bāhyopaskarabhastrāyāṃ yathākāśāspadātmakaḥ |
vāyuryātyapi cāyāti tathātra spandanaṃ hṛdi || 10 ||

As you see the bellows of ironsmiths about you, having a hollow inside them, so it is the hollow of the aorta, which lets in and out the vital air, by the breathing of the heart.
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 (7.178.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bahya, Upaskara, Bhastra, Yatha, Akasha, Aspada, Maka, Vayu, Yat, Yatya, Yati, Api, Caya, Ati, Tatha, Spandana, Hrid,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.178.10). 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: “bāhyopaskarabhastrāyāṃ yathākāśāspadātmakaḥ ”
bāhyo -
bāhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bāhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bāhyā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
bhastrāyām -
bhastrā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ākāśā -
ākāśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākāśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
āspadāt -
āspada (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vāyuryātyapi cāyāti tathātra spandanaṃ hṛdi ”
vāyur -
vāyu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vāyu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 2)

[optative active third plural]
yātya -
yātya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √yat]

√yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √yat]

√yat -> yātya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √yat]

yāti (noun, masculine)

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

yāti (noun, feminine)

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

yāti (noun, neuter)

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

yāt (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

yāt (noun, neuter)

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

√yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat]

√yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat]

√yā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]
cāyā -
cāya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cāya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

√cāy (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tathāt -
tatha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ra -
ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
spandanam -
spandana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

spandana (noun, neuter)

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

spandanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
hṛdi -
hṛd (noun, neuter)

[locative single]