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 6.20.8

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भुशुण्ड उवाच ।
तिष्ठतामिह नः कालो महानतिगतो मुने ।
युगानां पङ्क्तयः क्षीणा दिवसानामिवानघ ॥ ८ ॥

bhuśuṇḍa uvāca |
tiṣṭhatāmiha naḥ kālo mahānatigato mune |
yugānāṃ paṅktayaḥ kṣīṇā divasānāmivānagha || 8 ||

Bhusunda answered and said:—I am here destined to remain alone, O Muni! to witness the continuous course of time, and to count and recount the revolutions of ages, as they reckon the succession of days and nights.
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 (6.20.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhushunda, Tishthat, Iha, Asmad, Kala, Maha, Mahat, Atigata, Muni, Yuga, Pankti, Kshina, Divasa, Iva, Anagha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.20.8). 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: “bhuśuṇḍa uvāca ”
bhuśuṇḍa* -
bhuśuṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “tiṣṭhatāmiha naḥ kālo mahānatigato mune ”
tiṣṭhatām -
√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)

[genitive plural from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)

[genitive plural from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
naḥ -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
kālo* -
kāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahān -
maha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

mahat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
atigato* -
atigata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mune -
muni (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mū (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
Line 3: “yugānāṃ paṅktayaḥ kṣīṇā divasānāmivānagha ”
yugānām -
yuga (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
paṅktayaḥ -
paṅkti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

paṅkti (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
kṣīṇā* -
kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kṣīṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb]

√kṣī -> kṣīṇā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb]
divasānām -
divasa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
anagha -
anagha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anagha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]