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 3.34.31

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मृतमातङ्गसंघाते गिराविव पिपीलिकाः ।
भीरवः परिलीयन्ते स्त्रियः पुंवक्षसीव च ॥ ३१ ॥

mṛtamātaṅgasaṃghāte girāviva pipīlikāḥ |
bhīravaḥ parilīyante striyaḥ puṃvakṣasīva ca || 31 ||

The arrows sticking to the dead bodies of elephants, are as emmets on mountain tops, and as timid girls clinging to the bosoms of men.
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 (3.34.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mrita, Anga, Sanghata, Gir, Gira, Giri, Iva, Pipilika, Bhiru, Bhirava, Pari, Stri, Vakshas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.34.31). 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: “mṛtamātaṅgasaṃghāte girāviva pipīlikāḥ ”
mṛtam -
mṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mṛta (noun, neuter)

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

mṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
āt -
āt (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
aṅga -
aṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√aṅg (verb class 1)

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

[locative single]

saṅghāta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
girāvi -
gir (noun, feminine)

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

gir (noun, masculine)

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

gira (noun, masculine)

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

giri (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

giri (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pipīlikāḥ -
pipīlika (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pipīlikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “bhīravaḥ parilīyante striyaḥ puṃvakṣasīva ca ”
bhīravaḥ -
bhīru (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

bhīrava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pari -
pari (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

pari (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pari (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

pari (noun, neuter)

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

parī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

parī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

parī (noun, neuter)

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

pari (Preverb)

[Preverb]
līyante -
√lī (verb class 1)

[present passive third plural]

√lī (verb class 4)

[present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]

√lī (verb class 9)

[present passive third plural]
striyaḥ -
strī (noun, feminine)

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

[compound]

pu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

pu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vakṣasī -
vakṣas (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vakṣas (noun, neuter)

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

√vakṣ (verb class 1)

[present active second single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]