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 5.30.19

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नारसिंहं वपुः कृत्वा माधवोऽहन्महासुरम् ।
लसत्कटकटारावं तुरङ्गममिव द्विपः ॥ १९ ॥

nārasiṃhaṃ vapuḥ kṛtvā mādhavo'hanmahāsuram |
lasatkaṭakaṭārāvaṃ turaṅgamamiva dvipaḥ || 19 ||

Hari in his leoantheopic form of half a man and half a lion, killed the gigantic demon by goring him with his tusks, as when an elephant bores the body of a horse with a grating sound.
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 (5.30.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Narasimha, Vapu, Vapus, Kritva, Kritvan, Madhava, Madhu, Lasat, Katakata, Turangama, Iva, Dvipa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.30.19). 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: “nārasiṃhaṃ vapuḥ kṛtvā mādhavo'hanmahāsuram ”
nārasiṃham -
nārasiṃha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nārasiṃha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
vapuḥ -
vapus (noun, masculine)

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

vapus (noun, neuter)

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

vapu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vapu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mādhavo' -
mādhava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

mādhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mādhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
ahanma -
√han (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first plural]
hāsu -
hā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
ram -
ra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

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

rā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “lasatkaṭakaṭārāvaṃ turaṅgamamiva dvipaḥ ”
lasat -
√las -> lasat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √las class 1 verb], [vocative single from √las class 1 verb], [accusative single from √las class 1 verb]
kaṭakaṭā -
kaṭakaṭā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kaṭakaṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kaṭakaṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
arāvam -
arāvan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

arāvan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]
turaṅgamam -
turaṅgama (noun, masculine)

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

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dvipaḥ -
dvipa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]