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 7.13.12

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तत्राभूदमराधीशः शक्रस्त्रिभुवनेश्वरः ।
क्षौद्रकुम्भनिषण्णानां क्षुद्राणामिव नायकः ॥ १२ ॥

tatrābhūdamarādhīśaḥ śakrastribhuvaneśvaraḥ |
kṣaudrakumbhaniṣaṇṇānāṃ kṣudrāṇāmiva nāyakaḥ || 12 ||

There lived at one time the lord of gods said:—the great Indra in that fruit, just as a big mosquito resides in an empty pot in company with the small gnats as their great leader.
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 (7.13.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Amara, Adhisha, Shakra, Tribhuvaneshvara, Kshaudra, Kumbha, Nishanna, Kshudra, Iva, Nayaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.13.12). 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: “tatrābhūdamarādhīśaḥ śakrastribhuvaneśvaraḥ ”
tatrā -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
abhūd -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[aorist active third single]
amarā -
amara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

amarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
adhīśaḥ -
adhīśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śakras -
śakra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tribhuvaneśvaraḥ -
tribhuvaneśvara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kṣaudrakumbhaniṣaṇṇānāṃ kṣudrāṇāmiva nāyakaḥ ”
kṣaudra -
kṣaudra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṣaudra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kumbha -
kumbha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kumbha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
niṣaṇṇānām -
niṣaṇṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

niṣaṇṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

niṣaṇṇā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
kṣudrāṇām -
kṣudra (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

kṣudra (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

kṣudrā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nāyakaḥ -
nāyaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]