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 7.186.79

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यथा प्रपाते पयसो विचित्राः कणपङ्कतयः ।
विचित्रदेशकालान्ता निपतन्त्युत्पतन्ति च ॥ ७९ ॥

yathā prapāte payaso vicitrāḥ kaṇapaṅkatayaḥ |
vicitradeśakālāntā nipatantyutpatanti ca || 79 ||

As the drops of water as a cataract, assume many forms and run their several ways; so the endless works of nature take their various forms and courses, at different places and times.
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 (7.186.79). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Prapata, Payas, Payasa, Vicitra, Kana, Panka, Taya, Deshakala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.186.79). 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: “yathā prapāte payaso vicitrāḥ kaṇapaṅkatayaḥ ”
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
prapāte -
prapāta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
payaso* -
payas (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

payasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vicitrāḥ -
vicitra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vicitrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kaṇa -
kaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kaṇ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
paṅka -
paṅka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paṅka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tayaḥ -
taya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vicitradeśakālāntā nipatantyutpatanti ca ”
vicitra -
vicitra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vicitra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
deśakālān -
deśakāla (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tā* -
Cannot analyse nipatantyutpatanti*ca
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]