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 3.24.25

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प्रवृत्तैर्योगिनीसङ्घैः श्वकाकोष्ट्रखराननैः ।
निरर्थं योजनशतं गत्वागच्छद्भिरावृतम् ॥ २५ ॥

pravṛttairyoginīsaṅghaiḥ śvakākoṣṭrakharānanaiḥ |
nirarthaṃ yojanaśataṃ gatvāgacchadbhirāvṛtam || 25 ||

There were bodies of Yoginis too, with their faces resembling those of dogs, ravens, asses and camels, who were traversing the wide expanse of the heavens to no purpose.
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 (3.24.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pravritta, Yoginisangha, Shvaka, Aka, Ushtrakhara, Anana, Nirartha, Yojanashata, Gacchat, Avrit, Avrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.24.25). 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: “pravṛttairyoginīsaṅghaiḥ śvakākoṣṭrakharānanaiḥ ”
pravṛttair -
pravṛtta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

pravṛtta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
yoginīsaṅghaiḥ -
yoginīsaṅgha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

yoginīsaṅgha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
śvakā -
śvaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ako -
aka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ak (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
uṣṭrakharā -
uṣṭrakhara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ananaiḥ -
anana (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “nirarthaṃ yojanaśataṃ gatvāgacchadbhirāvṛtam ”
nirartham -
nirartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirartha (noun, neuter)

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

nirarthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yojanaśatam -
yojanaśata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
gatvā -
√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]

√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]

√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gam]
gacchadbhir -
gacchat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

gacchat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
āvṛtam -
āvṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āvṛta (noun, neuter)

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

āvṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

āvṛt (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]