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 7.81.24

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कालरात्रिरियं सेति मयानुमितदेहिका ।
काली भगवती सेयमितिनिर्णीतसज्जना ॥ २४ ॥

kālarātririyaṃ seti mayānumitadehikā |
kālī bhagavatī seyamitinirṇītasajjanā || 24 ||

I understood this person to be the figure of chaotic, and the same which the wise have ascertained as the goddess known under the designation of Kali or eternal night. Or I presently recognized her as the figure of kala-ratri or dark night; which the wise have ascertained to be the image of dark eternity, as designated as the goddess Kali—Hecate or chaotic night.
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 (7.81.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kalaratri, Iyam, Idam, Iti, Maya, Ita, Dehika, Kali, Kalin, Bhagavat, Bhagavati, Seya, Nirnita, Sajjana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.81.24). 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: “kālarātririyaṃ seti mayānumitadehikā ”
kālarātrir -
kālarātri (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
se -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, neuter)

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

si (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present middle second single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
mayān -
maya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
um -
u (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> ita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> ita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
dehikā -
dehikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kālī bhagavatī seyamitinirṇītasajjanā ”
kālī -
kālī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

kālin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhagavatī -
bhagavatī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

bhagavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
seyam -
seya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

seya (noun, neuter)

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

seyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sai -> seya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sai class 1 verb]

√sai -> seya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sai class 1 verb]

√si -> seya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]

√si -> seya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √si class 5 verb], [accusative single from √si class 5 verb], [nominative single from √si class 9 verb], [accusative single from √si class 9 verb]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
nirṇīta -
nirṇīta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nirṇīta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sajjanā -
sajjanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]