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 1.18.11

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मांसस्नाय्वस्थिवलिते शरीरपटहेऽदृढे ।
मार्जारवदहं तात तिष्ठाम्यत्र गतध्वनौ ॥ ११ ॥

māṃsasnāyvasthivalite śarīrapaṭahe'dṛḍhe |
mārjāravadahaṃ tāta tiṣṭhāmyatra gatadhvanau || 11 ||

The body composed of flesh, nerves and bones, resembles a drum without any musical sound, and yet I sit watching it as a cat.
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 (1.18.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mamsa, Snayvasthi, Valita, Sharira, Pataha, Adridha, Marjara, Vada, Ham, Tata, Atra, Gata, Dhvana, Dhvani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.18.11). 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: “māṃsasnāyvasthivalite śarīrapaṭahe'dṛḍhe ”
māṃsa -
māṃsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

māṃsa (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

snāyvasthi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

snāyvasthi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
valite -
valita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

valita (noun, neuter)

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

valitā (noun, feminine)

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

√val -> valita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √val class 1 verb], [locative single from √val]

√val -> valita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √val class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √val class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √val class 1 verb], [locative single from √val class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √val], [vocative dual from √val], [accusative dual from √val], [locative single from √val]

√val -> valitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √val class 1 verb], [vocative single from √val class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √val class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √val class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √val], [vocative single from √val], [vocative dual from √val], [accusative dual from √val]
śarīra -
śarīra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
paṭahe' -
paṭaha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
adṛḍhe -
adṛḍha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adṛḍha (noun, neuter)

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

adṛḍhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “mārjāravadahaṃ tāta tiṣṭhāmyatra gatadhvanau ”
mārjāra -
mārjāra (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

vada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vad (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ham -
ham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

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

hā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

han (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
tāta -
tāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tiṣṭhāmya -
√sthā (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dhvanau -
dhvana (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

dhvani (noun, masculine)

[locative single]