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 3.37.55

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कौन्तक्षेत्राः प्रस्थवासैः स्थित्वा योधिभिरावृताः ।
गुणा इव खलाक्रान्ता गता व्यक्तमशक्तताम् ॥ ५५ ॥

kauntakṣetrāḥ prasthavāsaiḥ sthitvā yodhibhirāvṛtāḥ |
guṇā iva khalākrāntā gatā vyaktamaśaktatām || 55 ||

The Kauntas were surrounded by Prastha warriors, and were defeated like good people by the treachery of the wily.
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 (3.37.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kaunta, Kshetra, Prastha, Vasa, Sthitva, Yodhin, Avrita, Guna, Iva, Khala, Akranta, Gata, Vyaktam, Vyakta, Ashakta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.37.55). 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: “kauntakṣetrāḥ prasthavāsaiḥ sthitvā yodhibhirāvṛtāḥ ”
kaunta -
kaunta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kaunta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣetrā -
kṣetra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
prastha -
prastha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

prastha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vāsaiḥ -
vāsa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
sthitvā -
sthitvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√sthā -> sthitvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √sthā]
yodhibhir -
yodhin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

yodhin (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

āvṛtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “guṇā iva khalākrāntā gatā vyaktamaśaktatām ”
guṇā* -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

guṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
khalā -
khala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

khalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√khal (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
akrāntā* -
akrānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

akrāntā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
gatā* -
gata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vyaktam -
vyaktam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vyakta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vyakta (noun, neuter)

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

vyaktā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
aśakta -
aśakta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aśakta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]