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 1.8.4

इमे हि शूरा विक्रान्ता भृत्या मन्त्रविशारदाः ।
अहं चैषां धनुष्पाणिर्गोप्ता समरमूर्धनि ॥ ४ ॥

ime hi śūrā vikrāntā bhṛtyā mantraviśāradāḥ |
ahaṃ caiṣāṃ dhanuṣpāṇirgoptā samaramūrdhani || 4 ||

Here are my brave generals who are well disciplined in warfare; I will be their leader in the height of war with my bow in hand.

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

Iyam, Idam, Shura, Vikranta, Bhriti, Bhritya, Mantra, Visharada, Aha, Asmad, Dhanushpani, Goptri, Gopta, Samaramurdhan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.8.4). 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: “ime hi śūrā vikrāntā bhṛtyā mantraviśāradāḥ
  • ime -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śūrā* -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vikrāntā* -
  • vikrānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vikrāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhṛtyā* -
  • 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]
  • mantra -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśāradāḥ -
  • viśārada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viśāradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “ahaṃ caiṣāṃ dhanuṣpāṇirgoptā samaramūrdhani
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣām -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • dhanuṣpāṇir -
  • dhanuṣpāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanuṣpāṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • goptā -
  • goptṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    goptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gup (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • samaramūrdhani -
  • samaramūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.8.4

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 1.8.4 in Gujarati sript:
ઇમે હિ શૂરા વિક્રાન્તા ભૃત્યા મન્ત્રવિશારદાઃ ।
અહં ચૈષાં ધનુષ્પાણિર્ગોપ્તા સમરમૂર્ધનિ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 1.8.4 in Telugu sript:
ఇమే హి శూరా విక్రాన్తా భృత్యా మన్త్రవిశారదాః ।
అహం చైషాం ధనుష్పాణిర్గోప్తా సమరమూర్ధని ॥ ౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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