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 3.4.71

श्रीराम उवाच ।
वन्ध्यापुत्रेण पिष्टोऽद्रिः शशशृङ्गं प्रगायति ।
प्रसार्य भुजसंपातं शिला नृत्यति ताण्डवम् ॥ ७१ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
vandhyāputreṇa piṣṭo'driḥ śaśaśṛṅgaṃ pragāyati |
prasārya bhujasaṃpātaṃ śilā nṛtyati tāṇḍavam || 71 ||

Rama rejoined:—The adages relating the grinding of stones by the son of a barren woman, the horns of a hare, and the dancing of a hill with its extended arms;

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

Shrirama, Vandhyaputra, Pishta, Adri, Shashashringa, Praga, Ayat, Prasarya, Bhuja, Sampatam, Sampata, Shila, Nrityat, Tandava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.4.71). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca
  • śrīrāma* -
  • śrīrāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “vandhyāputreṇa piṣṭo'driḥ śaśaśṛṅgaṃ pragāyati
  • vandhyāputreṇa -
  • vandhyāputra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • piṣṭo' -
  • piṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    piṣ -> piṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √piṣ class 7 verb]
    pich -> piṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pich class 6 verb]
    pis -> piṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pis class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pis class 4 verb]
    piś -> piṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √piś class 6 verb]
  • adriḥ -
  • adri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaśaśṛṅgam -
  • śaśaśṛṅga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaśaśṛṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pragā -
  • praga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pragā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayati -
  • ayati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ayat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ayat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “prasārya bhujasaṃpātaṃ śilā nṛtyati tāṇḍavam
  • prasārya -
  • prasārya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prasārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prasārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhuja -
  • bhuja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhuj (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sampātam -
  • sampātam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sampāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sampāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śilā* -
  • śila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nṛtyati -
  • nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • tāṇḍavam -
  • tāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.4.71

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 3.4.71 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીરામ ઉવાચ ।
વન્ધ્યાપુત્રેણ પિષ્ટોઽદ્રિઃ શશશૃઙ્ગં પ્રગાયતિ ।
પ્રસાર્ય ભુજસંપાતં શિલા નૃત્યતિ તાણ્ડવમ્ ॥ ૭૧ ॥

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 3.4.71 in Telugu sript:
శ్రీరామ ఉవాచ ।
వన్ధ్యాపుత్రేణ పిష్టోఽద్రిః శశశృఙ్గం ప్రగాయతి ।
ప్రసార్య భుజసంపాతం శిలా నృత్యతి తాణ్డవమ్ ॥ ౭౧ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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