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 6.21.28

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भुशुण्ड उवाच ।
महत्तर शिलावृक्षामजाततृणवीरुधम् ।
अशैलवनवृक्षौघां स्मरामीमां धरामधः ॥ २८ ॥

bhuśuṇḍa uvāca |
mahattara śilāvṛkṣāmajātatṛṇavīrudham |
aśailavanavṛkṣaughāṃ smarāmīmāṃ dharāmadhaḥ || 28 ||

Bhusunda replied:—I remember, O great sage! the earth beneath this mount of Meru to have been once a desolate land, and having no hill or rock, nor trees, plants or even grass upon it.
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 (6.21.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhushunda, Mahattara, Shila, Shili, Riksha, Ajata, Trina, Virudh, Virudha, Ashan, Aila, Vanavriksha, Augha, Iyam, Idam, Dha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.21.28). 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: “bhuśuṇḍa uvāca ”
bhuśuṇḍa* -
bhuśuṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “mahattara śilāvṛkṣāmajātatṛṇavīrudham ”
mahattara -
mahattara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahattara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śilāvṛ -
śila (noun, masculine)

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

śili (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

śili (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
ṛkṣām -
ṛkṣā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ajāta -
ajāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ajāta (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

tṛṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vīrudham -
vīrudha (noun, neuter)

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

vīrudhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

vīrudh (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 3: “aśailavanavṛkṣaughāṃ smarāmīmāṃ dharāmadhaḥ ”
aśai -
aśan (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

aila (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vanavṛkṣau -
vanavṛkṣa (noun, masculine)

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

vanavṛkṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
aughā -
augha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
am -
a (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

e (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
smarāmī -
√smṛ (verb class 1)

[present active first single]
imām -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[accusative single]
dharāma -
√dhṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active first plural]
dhaḥ -
dha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

dhā (noun, masculine)

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