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 7.178.38

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शुष्काः कंकालतां याताः क्रव्यादैश्चर्विताङ्गकाः ।
नाशमभ्याययुस्तत्र च्छायाभागा इवातपैः ॥ ३८ ॥

śuṣkāḥ kaṃkālatāṃ yātāḥ kravyādaiścarvitāṅgakāḥ |
nāśamabhyāyayustatra cchāyābhāgā ivātapaiḥ || 38 ||

They were reduced to dry skeletons, parts of which were beaten and devoured by rapacious beasts; and some of their [limbs] were at once severed and disappeared from their main bodies, like parts of a shadow by the rising sun.
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 (7.178.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shushka, Kankala, Yata, Kravyada, Carvita, Angaka, Nasha, Abhi, Yayu, Tatra, Ccha, Abhaga, Iva, Atapa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.178.38). 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: “śuṣkāḥ kaṃkālatāṃ yātāḥ kravyādaiścarvitāṅgakāḥ ”
śuṣkāḥ -
śuṣka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śuṣkā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √śuṣ class 6 verb]

√śuṣ -> śuṣkā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
kaṅkāla -
kaṅkāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kaṅkāla (noun, neuter)

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

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
yātāḥ -
yāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

yātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√yā -> yāta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √yā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yā class 2 verb]

√yā -> yātā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √yā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √yā class 2 verb]
kravyādaiś -
kravyāda (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

kravyāda (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
carvitā -
carvita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

carvita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

carvitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√carv (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
āṅgakāḥ -
āṅgaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

āṅgakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “nāśamabhyāyayustatra cchāyābhāgā ivātapaiḥ ”
nāśam -
nāśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

√naś -> nāśam (absolutive)

[absolutive from √naś]

√naś -> nāśam (absolutive)

[absolutive from √naś]
abhyā -
abhi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

abhyā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
yayus -
yayu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yayu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[perfect active third plural]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
cchāyā -
ccha (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

ccha (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
abhāgā* -
abhāga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

abhāgā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
atapaiḥ -
atapa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]