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 5.19.3

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अस्त्यस्य जम्बूद्वीपस्य कस्मिंश्चिद्गिरिकुञ्जके ।
वनव्यूहमहोत्तंसो महेन्द्रो नाम पर्वतः ॥ ३ ॥

astyasya jambūdvīpasya kasmiṃścidgirikuñjake |
vanavyūhamahottaṃso mahendro nāma parvataḥ || 3 ||

There is in this continent of Jambudvipa (Asia), a mountainous region beset by groves and forests, with the high mount of Mahendra rising above the rest.
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 (5.19.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Astya, Jambudvipa, Kah, Kim, Cit, Girikunja, Vana, Vyuha, Aha, Ahu, Uttamsa, Mahendra, Naman, Parvata, Parvat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.19.3). 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: “astyasya jambūdvīpasya kasmiṃścidgirikuñjake ”
astyasya -
astya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
jambūdvīpasya -
jambūdvīpa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
kasmiṃś -
ka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[locative single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[locative single]
cid -
cit (noun, feminine)

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

cit (noun, masculine)

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

cit (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
girikuñja -
girikuñja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

girikuñja (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ke -
ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “vanavyūhamahottaṃso mahendro nāma parvataḥ ”
vana -
vana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√van (verb class 1)

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

[adverb], [accusative single]

vyūhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
aho -
aha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ahu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ahu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
uttaṃso* -
uttaṃsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahendro* -
mahendra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
parvataḥ -
parvata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√parv -> parvat (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √parv class 1 verb], [ablative single from √parv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √parv class 1 verb]

√parv -> parvat (participle, neuter)

[ablative single from √parv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √parv class 1 verb]

√parv (verb class 1)

[present active third dual]