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 6.7.12

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संतता मोहमिहिका कार्यासारविसारिणी ।
यमुना प्रावृषीवैति तिमिरश्यामला चिरम् ॥ १२ ॥

saṃtatā mohamihikā kāryāsāravisāriṇī |
yamunā prāvṛṣīvaiti timiraśyāmalā ciram || 12 ||

The overspreading mist of ignorance, stretches out a maze of ceremonial rites, and envelopes the minds of common people in utter darkness; as the river Yamuna overflows its banks with its dark waters.
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 (6.7.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Santata, Moha, Kari, Karya, Sara, Visarini, Visarin, Yamuna, Pravrish, Iva, Timira, Shyamala, Ciram, Cira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.7.12). 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: “saṃtatā mohamihikā kāryāsāravisāriṇī ”
santatā* -
santata (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

santatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
moham -
moha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mohā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ihi -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
kā -
kā (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kāryā -
kāri (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

kārī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

kāryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]

√kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
sāra -
sāra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sāra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [nominative single]

visārin (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “yamunā prāvṛṣīvaiti timiraśyāmalā ciram ”
yamunā -
yamunā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
prāvṛṣī -
prāvṛṣ (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
ivai -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
timira -
timira (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

timira (noun, neuter)

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

[nominative single]
ciram -
ciram (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

cira (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cira (noun, neuter)

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

cirā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]