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 4.42.42

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कोशकारवदाबद्धं शोकाकारपदं गतम् ।
तन्मात्रवृन्दावयवमनन्तनरकातपम् ॥ ४२ ॥

kośakāravadābaddhaṃ śokākārapadaṃ gatam |
tanmātravṛndāvayavamanantanarakātapam || 42 ||

It is confined as the silkworm in its own cell, where it is doomed to dwell with its sorrow and pain; and though it is but a minim in its shape, it is the seat of endless hell-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 (4.42.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Koshakara, Vada, Abaddha, Shoka, Akara, Pada, Gata, Tanmatra, Vrinda, Ayava, Ananta, Naraka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.42.42). 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: “kośakāravadābaddhaṃ śokākārapadaṃ gatam ”
kośakāra -
kośakāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kośakāra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vadā -
vada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

vadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vad (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
abaddham -
abaddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

abaddha (noun, neuter)

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

abaddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śokā -
śoka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śoka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śokā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√śuk (verb class 1)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
gatam -
gat (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

gata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

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

gatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “tanmātravṛndāvayavamanantanarakātapam ”
tanmātra -
tanmātra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tanmātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vṛndāva -
vṛnda (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ayavam -
ayava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ayava (noun, neuter)

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

ayavā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ayavan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

√yu (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single]
ananta -
ananta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ananta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ant (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
narakāt -
naraka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

naraka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
apam -
ap (noun, feminine)

[adverb]