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 7.81.12

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कृशाशक्ता यदा स्थातुं सुदीर्घा विधिना तदा ।
ग्रथितेव शिरारूपैर्दामभिर्दैर्घ्यशालिभिः ॥ १२ ॥

kṛśāśaktā yadā sthātuṃ sudīrghā vidhinā tadā |
grathiteva śirārūpairdāmabhirdairghyaśālibhiḥ || 12 ||

Her stature was so lean and long, that it could not stand by itself;and was supported like a skeleton, by the ligaments of the ribs, and ligatures of arteries, which uphold it fast from falling.
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 (7.81.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krisha, Ashakta, Yada, Yad, Sudirgha, Vidhi, Tada, Grathita, Iva, Shira, Arupa, Daman, Dairghya, Shali, Shalin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.81.12). 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: “kṛśāśaktā yadā sthātuṃ sudīrghā vidhinā tadā ”
kṛśā -
kṛśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṛśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kṛśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśaktā* -
aśakta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

aśaktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
sthātum -
√sthā -> sthātum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √sthā]
sudīrghā* -
sudīrgha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sudīrghā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vidhinā -
vidhi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vidhī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “grathiteva śirārūpairdāmabhirdairghyaśālibhiḥ ”
grathite -
grathita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

grathita (noun, neuter)

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

grathitā (noun, feminine)

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

√grath (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√grath (verb class 9)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
śirā -
śira (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śirā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arūpair -
arūpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

arūpa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
dāmabhir -
dāman (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

dāman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
dairghya -
dairghya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śālibhiḥ -
śāli (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śālin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śālin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]