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 1.7.17

वीर्योत्सिक्ता हि ते पापाः कालकूटोपमा रणे ।
खरदूषणयोर्भृत्याः कृतान्ताः कुपिता इव ॥ १७ ॥

vīryotsiktā hi te pāpāḥ kālakūṭopamā raṇe |
kharadūṣaṇayorbhṛtyāḥ kṛtāntāḥ kupitā iva || 17 ||

Elated with their strength these vicious beings have become (as deadly) as poisoned shafts in fighting, and being delegates of Khara and Dushana, they are as furious as death itself.

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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 (1.7.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Virya, Utsikta, Tad, Yushmad, Papa, Kalakuta, Upama, Rana, Kharadushana, Bhriti, Bhritya, Kritanta, Kupita, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.7.17). 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: “vīryotsiktā hi te pāpāḥ kālakūṭopamā raṇe
  • vīryo -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīr -> vīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vīr]
    vīryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • utsiktā* -
  • utsikta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    utsiktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • pāpāḥ -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kālakūṭo -
  • kālakūṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kālakūṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kālakūṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upamā* -
  • upama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    upamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “kharadūṣaṇayorbhṛtyāḥ kṛtāntāḥ kupitā iva
  • kharadūṣaṇayor -
  • kharadūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • bhṛtyāḥ -
  • bhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kṛtāntāḥ -
  • kṛtānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛtāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kupitā* -
  • kupita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kupitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kup -> kupita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √kup class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kup class 10 verb]
    kup -> kupitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √kup class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kup class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kup class 10 verb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.7.17

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 1.7.17 in Gujarati sript:
વીર્યોત્સિક્તા હિ તે પાપાઃ કાલકૂટોપમા રણે ।
ખરદૂષણયોર્ભૃત્યાઃ કૃતાન્તાઃ કુપિતા ઇવ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 1.7.17 in Telugu sript:
వీర్యోత్సిక్తా హి తే పాపాః కాలకూటోపమా రణే ।
ఖరదూషణయోర్భృత్యాః కృతాన్తాః కుపితా ఇవ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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