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 5.31.51

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अयं मम करे शङ्खः पाञ्चजन्यः स्फुरद्ध्वनिः ।
मूर्तं खमिव शब्दात्मा क्षीरोद इव संस्थितः ॥ ५१ ॥

ayaṃ mama kare śaṅkhaḥ pāñcajanyaḥ sphuraddhvaniḥ |
mūrtaṃ khamiva śabdātmā kṣīroda iva saṃsthitaḥ || 51 ||

Here is the whitish conch in the hand of my Hari, which is sonant with its fivefold notes (panchajanya), and is as bright as the vacuum—the receptacle of sound, and as white as the milky ocean of heavens.
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 (5.31.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aya, Idam, Asmad, Kari, Kara, Shankha, Pancajani, Pancajanya, Sphurat, Ani, Murta, Kham, Kha, Iva, Shabda, Kshiroda, Samsthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.31.51). 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: “ayaṃ mama kare śaṅkhaḥ pāñcajanyaḥ sphuraddhvaniḥ ”
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
kare -
kari (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

kari (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

kara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kara (noun, neuter)

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

√kṛ (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
śaṅkhaḥ -
śaṅkha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pāñcajanyaḥ -
pāñcajanī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pāñcajanya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sphuraddh -
sphurat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

sphurat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
hva -
hū (noun, masculine)

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

hū (noun, neuter)

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

hū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
aniḥ -
ani (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “mūrtaṃ khamiva śabdātmā kṣīroda iva saṃsthitaḥ ”
mūrtam -
mūrta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mūrta (noun, neuter)

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

mūrtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√mṝ -> mūrta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mṝ class 9 verb]

√mṝ -> mūrta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √mṝ class 9 verb]

√mūrch -> mūrta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √mūrch class 1 verb]

√mūrch -> mūrta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √mūrch class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mūrch class 1 verb]
kham -
kham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kha (noun, neuter)

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

khā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śabdāt -
śabda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
mā -
mā (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
kṣīroda* -
kṣīroda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
saṃsthitaḥ -
saṃsthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]