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 4.27.26

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दामव्यालकटा यावदनास्था भवसंस्थितौ ।
तावन्न नाम जेयावो मशकानामिवानलाः ॥ २६ ॥

dāmavyālakaṭā yāvadanāsthā bhavasaṃsthitau |
tāvanna nāma jeyāvo maśakānāmivānalāḥ || 26 ||

As long as the Asuras are independent of worldly things, they must remain invincible; but being dependent on them, they will perish as a swarm of gnats in the flame of wild fire.
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 (4.27.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dama, Daman, Vyalaka, Yavat, Anastha, Bhava, Samsthita, Samsthiti, Tavat, Naman, Mashaka, Iva, Anala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.27.26). 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: “dāmavyālakaṭā yāvadanāsthā bhavasaṃsthitau ”
dāma -
dāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dāman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

dāman (noun, neuter)

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

√dā (verb class 2)

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

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

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yāvad -
yāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yāvat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
anāsthā* -
anāstha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

anāsthā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

bhava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
saṃsthitau -
saṃsthita (noun, masculine)

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

saṃsthiti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “tāvanna nāma jeyāvo maśakānāmivānalāḥ ”
tāvann -
tāvat (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
jeyāvo -
maśakānām -
maśaka (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

maśakā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
analāḥ -
anala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

analā (noun, feminine)

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