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 7.111.20

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अस्त्रं सस्मार वायव्यं चतुर्दिक्कं च संदधे ।
धनुषि शिखराधारे त्रिपुरान्त इवोद्यतः ॥ २० ॥

astraṃ sasmāra vāyavyaṃ caturdikkaṃ ca saṃdadhe |
dhanuṣi śikharādhāre tripurānta ivodyataḥ || 20 ||

He got the airy instrument, and aimed it at all sides; as when the god Siva had set the arrow to his bow on Mount Meru, to slay the demon Tripura.
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 (7.111.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Astra, Vayavya, Caturdikkam, Sat, Dadha, Dhanus, Shikhara, Adhara, Tripuranta, Iva, Udyat, Udyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.111.20). 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: “astraṃ sasmāra vāyavyaṃ caturdikkaṃ ca saṃdadhe ”
astram -
astra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
sasmāra -
√smṛ (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
vāyavyam -
vāyavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vāyavya (noun, neuter)

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

vāyavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
caturdikkam -
caturdikkam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
san -
sa (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

sat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

sam (Preverb)

[Preverb]
dadhe -
dadha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dadha (noun, neuter)

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

dadhā (noun, feminine)

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

√dadh (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]

√dhā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√dhā (verb class 2)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√dhā (verb class 3)

[present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√dhā (verb class 4)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√dhe (verb class 1)

[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
Line 2: “dhanuṣi śikharādhāre tripurānta ivodyataḥ ”
dhanuṣi -
dhanus (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
śikharā -
śikhara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śikhara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śikharā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ādhāre -
ādhāra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
tripurānta* -
tripurānta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ivo -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
udyataḥ -
udyat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

udyat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

udyata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]