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 3.108.8

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संसारमिव कल्पान्तो दावाग्निरिव काननम् ।
सागरोर्मिस्तटमिव शुष्कवृक्षमिवाशनिः ॥ ८ ॥

saṃsāramiva kalpānto dāvāgniriva kānanam |
sāgarormistaṭamiva śuṣkavṛkṣamivāśaniḥ || 8 ||

The world appeared to me, as desolate as at its final desolation; and as a forest consumed by a conflagration; it seemed as the sea-shore lashed by huge surges; and as a withered tree struck by a lightning.
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 (3.108.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samsara, Iva, Kalpanta, Davagni, Kanana, Sagara, Urmin, Urmi, Shushkavriksha, Ashani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.108.8). 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: “saṃsāramiva kalpānto dāvāgniriva kānanam ”
saṃsāram -
saṃsāra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kalpānto* -
kalpānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dāvāgnir -
dāvāgni (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kānanam -
kānana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “sāgarormistaṭamiva śuṣkavṛkṣamivāśaniḥ ”
sāgaro -
sāgara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sāgara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sāgarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ūrmi -
ūrmin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ūrmin (noun, neuter)

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

ūrmī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

ūrmī (noun, feminine)

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

ūrmī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sta -
√as (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
ṭam -
ṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ṭa (noun, neuter)

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

ṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śuṣkavṛkṣam -
śuṣkavṛkṣa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aśaniḥ -
aśani (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

aśani (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]