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 3.31.16

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वेतालयक्षकूश्माण्डैर्द्वन्द्वालोकनसादरैः ।
आयुधापातरक्षार्थं गृहीताद्रितटैर्वृतम् ॥ १६ ॥

vetālayakṣakūśmāṇḍairdvandvālokanasādaraiḥ |
āyudhāpātarakṣārthaṃ gṛhītādritaṭairvṛtam || 16 ||

The Vetalas, Yakshas and Kushmands, that were looking at the affray with pleasure, took themselves to the shelter of hills, to avoid the flying darts and weapons.
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 (3.31.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vetala, Yaksha, Kushmanda, Dvandva, Alokana, Sadara, Ayudha, Apata, Rakshartha, Grihita, Rita, Vrit, Vrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.31.16). 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: “vetālayakṣakūśmāṇḍairdvandvālokanasādaraiḥ ”
vetāla -
vetāla (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

yakṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√yakṣ (verb class 1)

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

[instrumental plural]

kūśmāṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
dvandvā -
dvandva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dvandva (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ālokana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sādaraiḥ -
sādara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

sādara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “āyudhāpātarakṣārthaṃ gṛhītādritaṭairvṛtam ”
āyudhā -
āyudha (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
rakṣārtham -
rakṣārtha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

rakṣārtha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
gṛhītād -
gṛhīta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

gṛhīta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√grah -> gṛhīta (participle, masculine)

[ablative single from √grah class 9 verb]

√grah -> gṛhīta (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √grah class 9 verb]
rita -
rita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ṭair -
ṭa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

ṭa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
vṛtam -
vṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vṛta (noun, neuter)

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

vṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vṛt (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]

√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]

√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]

√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]