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 7.185.1

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कुन्ददन्त उवाच ।
जरन्मुनिरपीत्युक्त्वा ध्यानमीलितलोचनः ।
आसीदस्पन्दितप्राणमनाश्चित्र इवार्पितः ॥ १ ॥

kundadanta uvāca |
jaranmunirapītyuktvā dhyānamīlitalocanaḥ |
āsīdaspanditaprāṇamanāścitra ivārpitaḥ || 1 ||

Kundadanta rejoined:—The old sage having said so far, closed his eyes in meditation; and he became as motionless as a statue or picture, without any action of his breath and mind.
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 (7.185.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kundadanta, Jarat, Muni, Apiti, Uktva, Dhyana, Ili, Canas, Cana, Spandita, Pranamat, Citra, Iva, Arpita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.185.1). 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: “kundadanta uvāca ”
kundadanta* -
kundadanta (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: “jaranmunirapītyuktvā dhyānamīlitalocanaḥ ”
jaran -
jarat (noun, masculine)

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

jarat (noun, neuter)

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

√jṛ -> jarat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jṛ class 1 verb]

√jṛ -> jarat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jṛ class 1 verb]

√jṝ -> jarat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 1 verb]

√jṝ -> jarat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jṝ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jṝ class 1 verb]
munir -
muni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
apītyu -
apīti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
uktvā -
uktvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√vac -> uktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vac]

√vac -> uktvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vac]
dhyānam -
dhyāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhyāna (noun, neuter)

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

dhyānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
īli -
īli (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

īlī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
talo -
canaḥ -
canas (noun, neuter)

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

cana (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “āsīdaspanditaprāṇamanāścitra ivārpitaḥ ”
āsīd -
√ās (verb class 2)

[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]

√as (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
a -
a (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
spandita -
spandita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

spandita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√spand -> spandita (participle, masculine)

[compound from √spand]

√spand -> spandita (participle, neuter)

[compound from √spand]

√spand -> spandita (participle, masculine)

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

√spand -> spandita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √spand class 1 verb], [vocative single from √spand]
prāṇaman -
prāṇamat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
āś -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ā (noun, feminine)

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

o (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
citra* -
citra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
arpitaḥ -
arpita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√ṛ -> arpita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ṛ]