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 5.44.36

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गृध्राभ्रच्छन्नसूर्यांशुचिताज्वलननिस्तमः ।
शिवाशिवमुखज्वालाजालपल्लवितावनि ॥ ३६ ॥

gṛdhrābhracchannasūryāṃśucitājvalananistamaḥ |
śivāśivamukhajvālājālapallavitāvani || 36 ||

Flights of flying vultures shaded the sunbeams on high, and the burning piles drove the darkness below; the fearful glare of open mouthed jackals flashed on all sides, as they were flames of living 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 (5.44.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gridhra, Shanna, Cit, Cita, Ani, Tama, Tamas, Shiva, Ashiva, Ukha, Jvala, Avani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.44.36). 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: “gṛdhrābhracchannasūryāṃśucitājvalananistamaḥ ”
gṛdhrā -
gṛdhra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gṛdhra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

gṛdhrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ābhracch -
√abhr (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
śanna -
śanna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śanna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śad -> śanna (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śad class 6 verb]

√śad -> śanna (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śad class 6 verb]
sūryāṃśu -
sūryāṃśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
citā -
cita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cit (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

cit (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

cit (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

citā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ajvalan -
√jval (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third plural]
anis -
ani (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tamaḥ -
tamas (noun, neuter)

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

tama (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “śivāśivamukhajvālājālapallavitāvani ”
śivā -
śiva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śiva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śivā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśivam -
aśiva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

aśiva (noun, neuter)

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

aśivā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ukha -
ukha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
jvālā -
jvālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
jālapal -
jālapad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
lavitā -
√lū (verb class 9)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
avani -
avanī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

avani (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

avani (Preverb)

[Preverb]