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 3.49.12

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श्यामाश्यामं पिशाचास्त्रमथ सिन्धुरचोदयत् ।
तेनोदगुः पिशाचानां पङ्क्तयोऽत्यन्तभीतिदाः ॥ १२ ॥

śyāmāśyāmaṃ piśācāstramatha sindhuracodayat |
tenodaguḥ piśācānāṃ paṅktayo'tyantabhītidāḥ || 12 ||

Sindhu then cast his demoniac weapons (Pisachastras) as black as darkness, which fled as lines of horrid Pisacha demons on all sides.
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 (3.49.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shyama, Ashyama, Pishaca, Tra, Atha, Sindhura, Codayat, Tena, Dagu, Pankti, Atyanta, Bhiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.49.12). 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: “śyāmāśyāmaṃ piśācāstramatha sindhuracodayat ”
śyāmā -
śyāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śyāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śyāmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√śā (verb class 4)

[imperative active first plural]
āśyāmam -
āśyāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

āśyāma (noun, neuter)

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

āśyāmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
piśācās -
piśāca (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

piśācā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tram -
tra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tra (noun, neuter)

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

trā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sindhura -
sindhura (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
codayat -
√cud -> codayat (participle, masculine)

[compound from √cud]

√cud -> codayat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √cud], [vocative single from √cud], [accusative single from √cud]
Line 2: “tenodaguḥ piśācānāṃ paṅktayo'tyantabhītidāḥ ”
teno -
tena (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
daguḥ -
dagu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
piśācānām -
piśāca (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

piśācā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
paṅktayo' -
paṅkti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

paṅkti (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
atyanta -
atyanta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atyanta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhīti -
bhīti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhītī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]
dāḥ -
da (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

dā (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]