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 1.25.14

कस्तूरिकातिलककं क्रियासंख्योपकल्पितम् ।
चित्रितं चित्रगुप्तेन यमे वदनपट्टके ॥ १४ ॥

kastūrikātilakakaṃ kriyāsaṃkhyopakalpitam |
citritaṃ citraguptena yame vadanapaṭṭake || 14 ||

She is painted all over from head to foot by the god Chitra Gupta with ornamental marks prepared by her attendants (the deeds of men), and perfumed with the essence of those deeds.

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

Kasturika, Tilakaka, Kriya, Asankhya, Upakalpita, Citrita, Citragupta, Yama, Vadana, Pattaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.25.14). 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: “kastūrikātilakakaṃ kriyāsaṃkhyopakalpitam
  • kastūrikā -
  • kastūrikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tilakakam -
  • tilakaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kriyā -
  • kriya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • asaṅkhyo -
  • asaṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asaṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asaṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upakalpitam -
  • upakalpita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upakalpita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upakalpitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “citritaṃ citraguptena yame vadanapaṭṭake
  • citritam -
  • citrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    citritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • citraguptena -
  • citragupta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • yame -
  • yamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vadana -
  • vadana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paṭṭake -
  • paṭṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paṭṭaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.25.14

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 1.25.14 in Gujarati sript:
કસ્તૂરિકાતિલકકં ક્રિયાસંખ્યોપકલ્પિતમ્ ।
ચિત્રિતં ચિત્રગુપ્તેન યમે વદનપટ્ટકે ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 1.25.14 in Telugu sript:
కస్తూరికాతిలకకం క్రియాసంఖ్యోపకల్పితమ్ ।
చిత్రితం చిత్రగుప్తేన యమే వదనపట్టకే ॥ ౧౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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