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 7.178.11

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
बहिर्भस्त्रामयस्कारः संकोचनविकासनैः ।
योजयत्यान्तरं नाडीं कश्चालयति चालकः ॥ ११ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
bahirbhastrāmayaskāraḥ saṃkocanavikāsanaiḥ |
yojayatyāntaraṃ nāḍīṃ kaścālayati cālakaḥ || 11 ||

Rama rejoined:—It is true that the ironsmith closes and expands the valves of the bellows; and but tell me sir, what power blows the wind pipe of the heart, and lets the air in and out of the inner lungs.
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 (7.178.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Bahih, Bahi, Bahis, Bhastra, Ayaskara, Sankocana, Vikasana, Yojayat, Antara, Nadi, Kah, Calayat, Calaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.178.11). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca ”
śrīrāma* -
śrīrāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “bahirbhastrāmayaskāraḥ saṃkocanavikāsanaiḥ ”
bahir -
bahiḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bahis (noun, neuter)

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

bahi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bahi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
bhastrām -
bhastrā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ayaskāraḥ -
ayaskāra (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

saṅkocana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vikāsanaiḥ -
vikāsana (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

vikāsana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 3: “yojayatyāntaraṃ nāḍīṃ kaścālayati cālakaḥ ”
yojayatyā -
√yuj -> yojayat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √yuj]

√yuj -> yojayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √yuj], [vocative dual from √yuj], [accusative dual from √yuj], [locative single from √yuj]

√yuj (verb class 0)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

āntara (noun, neuter)

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

āntarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
nāḍīm -
nāḍī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kaś -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative 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]
cālakaḥ -
cālaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]