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 2.10.28

मृगकृत्तिपरीधानो मृगकृत्तिनिजाम्बरम् ।
मामुवाच पिता ब्रह्मा सुहंसः सारसं यथा ॥ २८ ॥

mṛgakṛttiparīdhāno mṛgakṛttinijāmbaram |
māmuvāca pitā brahmā suhaṃsaḥ sārasaṃ yathā || 28 ||

Wearing the skin of an antelope, Brahma my father, spoke to me who was in the like habit, with the voice of a gander addressing a stork.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.10.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mriga, Nija, Bara, Asmad, Pitri, Brahma, Hamsa, Sarasa, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.10.28). 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: “mṛgakṛttiparīdhāno mṛgakṛttinijāmbaram
  • mṛga -
  • mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtti -
  • kṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • parīdhāno -
  • mṛga -
  • mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtti -
  • kṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nijām -
  • nijā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • baram -
  • bara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    barā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “māmuvāca pitā brahmā suhaṃsaḥ sārasaṃ yathā
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative 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]
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • brahmā -
  • brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • haṃsaḥ -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sārasam -
  • sārasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sārasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.10.28

Cover of edition (1891)

Yoga Vasistha English (four volumes)
by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891)

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Yoga Vasistha Maha Ramayana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Allahabad (0)

[યોગ વસિષ્ઠએ] 9788192776460.

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Preview of verse 2.10.28 in Gujarati sript:
મૃગકૃત્તિપરીધાનો મૃગકૃત્તિનિજામ્બરમ્ ।
મામુવાચ પિતા બ્રહ્મા સુહંસઃ સારસં યથા ॥ ૨૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2019)

Vasishtha Rama Samvadam (Telugu)
by Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad (2019)

Set of 4 Volumes; 9789383972142.

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Preview of verse 2.10.28 in Telugu sript:
మృగకృత్తిపరీధానో మృగకృత్తినిజామ్బరమ్ ।
మామువాచ పితా బ్రహ్మా సుహంసః సారసం యథా ॥ ౨౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

The Yogavasistha (Hindi translation)
by Khemraj Shrikrishnadass (2009)

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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