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 7.180.15

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मौञ्जदामनिबद्धोर्ध्वपादो नित्यमवाक्शिराः ।
अष्ठीलत्वं दधदिव महाष्ठीलस्य शाल्मलेः ॥ १५ ॥

mauñjadāmanibaddhordhvapādo nityamavākśirāḥ |
aṣṭhīlatvaṃ dadhadiva mahāṣṭhīlasya śālmaleḥ || 15 ||

His feet were tied upwards by a clotted cord of munja grass, and his head hung downward towards the ground beneath; and this gave him the appearance of an offshoot of the banian tree rooted in the earth below.
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 (7.180.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maunja, Daman, Damani, Baddha, Urdhvapada, Nityam, Nitya, Avakshiras, Ashthila, Tva, Yushmad, Dadha, Diva, Mah, Maha, Shalmala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.180.15). 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: “mauñjadāmanibaddhordhvapādo nityamavākśirāḥ ”
mauñja -
mauñja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mauñja (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

dāmanī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

dāman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dāman (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
baddho -
baddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

baddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

baddhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ūrdhvapādo* -
ūrdhvapāda (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
nityam -
nityam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nitya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nitya (noun, neuter)

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

nityā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
avākśirāḥ -
avākśiras (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “aṣṭhīlatvaṃ dadhadiva mahāṣṭhīlasya śālmaleḥ ”
aṣṭhīla -
aṣṭhīla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aṣṭhīla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
dadha -
dadha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dadha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dadh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]

√dhā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [perfect active second plural]

√dhā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√dhā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√dhā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√dhe (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
diva -
diva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

divan (noun, masculine)

[compound]
mahā -
maha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

maha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mah (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

mahā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mah (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
aṣṭhīlasya -
aṣṭhīla (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

aṣṭhīla (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
śālmale -
śālmala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
iḥ -
i (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]