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 6.30.91

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राक्षसी राक्षसाधारे वानरी वनकोटरे ।
सिंही गिरीन्द्रशिखरे किन्नरी कुलपर्वते ॥ ९१ ॥

rākṣasī rākṣasādhāre vānarī vanakoṭare |
siṃhī girīndraśikhare kinnarī kulaparvate || 91 ||

The past actions of men make to be born again as Rakshas among savages, and others as monkeys in forests; while some become as Kinnaras on mountains, and many as lions on mountain tops.
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 (6.30.91). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rakshasi, Rakshasin, Rakshasa, Adhara, Vanari, Vana, Kotara, Simhi, Girindra, Shikhara, Kinnari, Kulaparvata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.30.91). 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: “rākṣasī rākṣasādhāre vānarī vanakoṭare ”
rākṣasī -
rākṣasī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

rākṣasin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
rākṣasā -
rākṣasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rākṣasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ādhāre -
ādhāra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
vānarī -
vānarī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
vana -
vana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√van (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
koṭare -
koṭara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

koṭara (noun, neuter)

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

koṭarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “siṃhī girīndraśikhare kinnarī kulaparvate ”
siṃhī -
siṃhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
girīndra -
girīndra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
śikhare -
śikhara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śikhara (noun, neuter)

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

śikharā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kinnarī -
kinnarī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
kulaparvate -
kulaparvata (noun, masculine)

[locative single]