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 2.13.56

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शमश्रीः शोभते येषां मुखेन्दावकलङ्किते ।
ते कुलीनेन्दवो वन्द्याः सौन्दर्यविजितेन्द्रियाः ॥ ५६ ॥

śamaśrīḥ śobhate yeṣāṃ mukhendāvakalaṅkite |
te kulīnendavo vandyāḥ saundaryavijitendriyāḥ || 56 ||

They whose untainted faces shine as the moon with the lustre of quiescence, are to be honoured as the luminaries of their families, and ravishers of the senses of others by the charming beauty of their countenance.
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 (2.13.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shama, Shri, Shobhat, Yah, Yat, Mukha, Alam, Kita, Tad, Yushmad, Kulina, Indu, Vandya, Vandi, Saundarya, Vijitendriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 2.13.56). 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: “śamaśrīḥ śobhate yeṣāṃ mukhendāvakalaṅkite ”
śama -
śama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śrīḥ -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
śobhate -
√śubh -> śobhat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]

√śubh -> śobhat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √śubh class 1 verb]

√śubh (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]
yeṣām -
ya (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
mukhe -
mukha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

mukha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
indā -
√ind (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
avak -
√vac (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
alaṅ -
alam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kite -
kita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “te kulīnendavo vandyāḥ saundaryavijitendriyāḥ ”
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
kulīne -
kulīna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

kulīna (noun, neuter)

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

kulīnā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
indavo* -
indu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
vandyāḥ -
vandya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vandyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√vand -> vandya (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vand class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vand class 1 verb]

√vand -> vandyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vand class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vand class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vand class 1 verb]

vandī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
saundarya -
saundarya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vijitendriyāḥ -
vijitendriya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vijitendriyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]