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 3.4.23

भानोर्भासा भूषितैर्मेघलेशैः किंचित्किंचित्कुङ्कुमच्छाययेव ।
पाश्चात्त्योऽद्रिः पीतवासाः समेघैःस्ताराहारः श्रीयुतः खं समेतः ॥ २३ ॥

bhānorbhāsā bhūṣitairmeghaleśaiḥ kiṃcitkiṃcitkuṅkumacchāyayeva |
pāścāttyo'driḥ pītavāsāḥ sameghaiḥstārāhāraḥ śrīyutaḥ khaṃ sametaḥ || 23 ||

The skirts of the clouds tinged with red by the slanting beams of the setting sun, and with a shade of yellow hue upon them, decorated the western hills with vests of yellow garb while the sky crowned their heads with gemming wreaths of starry groups.

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

Bhanu, Bhasa, Bhushita, Megha, Lesha, Kincid, Kincit, Kunkuma, Ccha, Yah, Yat, Iva, Pashcattya, Adri, Pitavasas, Pitavasa, Sama, Gha, Stri, Raha, Ara, Shriyuta, Kham, Kha, Sameta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.4.23). 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: “bhānorbhāsā bhūṣitairmeghaleśaiḥ kiṃcitkiṃcitkuṅkumacchāyayeva
  • bhānor -
  • bhānu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhānu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhāsā* -
  • bhāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūṣitair -
  • bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √bhūṣ]
    bhūṣ -> bhūṣita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √bhūṣ]
  • megha -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    megha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • leśaiḥ -
  • leśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kiñcit -
  • kiñcid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kiñcit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kiñcit -
  • kiñcid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kiñcit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kuṅkuma -
  • kuṅkuma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṅkuma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cchāya -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • ye -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “pāścāttyo'driḥ pītavāsāḥ sameghaiḥstārāhāraḥ śrīyutaḥ khaṃ sametaḥ
  • pāścāttyo' -
  • pāścāttya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adriḥ -
  • adri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pītavāsāḥ -
  • pītavāsas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pītavāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • same -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • ghaiḥ -
  • gha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    gha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • stā -
  • stṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rāhā -
  • rāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • araḥ -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrīyutaḥ -
  • śrīyuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kham -
  • kham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    khā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sametaḥ -
  • sameta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.4.23

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 3.4.23 in Gujarati sript:
ભાનોર્ભાસા ભૂષિતૈર્મેઘલેશૈઃ કિંચિત્કિંચિત્કુઙ્કુમચ્છાયયેવ ।
પાશ્ચાત્ત્યોઽદ્રિઃ પીતવાસાઃ સમેઘૈઃસ્તારાહારઃ શ્રીયુતઃ ખં સમેતઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 3.4.23 in Telugu sript:
భానోర్భాసా భూషితైర్మేఘలేశైః కించిత్కించిత్కుఙ్కుమచ్ఛాయయేవ ।
పాశ్చాత్త్యోఽద్రిః పీతవాసాః సమేఘైఃస్తారాహారః శ్రీయుతః ఖం సమేతః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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