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 3.15.20

मर्यादापालनाम्भोधिर्द्विषत्तिमिरभास्करः ।
कान्ताकुमुदिनीचन्द्रो दोषतृणहुताशनः ॥ २० ॥

maryādāpālanāmbhodhirdviṣattimirabhāskaraḥ |
kāntākumudinīcandro doṣatṛṇahutāśanaḥ || 20 ||

He observed the bounds of his duties, as the sea preserves the boundaries of countries; and destroyed the mist of his adversaries, as the sun dispels the darkness at night. He was as the moon to his lotus-like queen, and as burning fire to the hay of evils and crimes.

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

Maryada, Palana, Ambhodhi, Dvishat, Timira, Bhaskara, Kanta, Kumudini, Candra, Dosha, Trina, Hutashana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.15.20). 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: “maryādāpālanāmbhodhirdviṣattimirabhāskaraḥ
  • maryādā -
  • maryādā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pālanā -
  • pālana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pālana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ambhodhir -
  • ambhodhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dviṣat -
  • dviṣat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dviṣat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • timira -
  • timira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    timira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāskaraḥ -
  • bhāskara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kāntākumudinīcandro doṣatṛṇahutāśanaḥ
  • kāntā -
  • kāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
  • kumudinī -
  • kumudinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kumudini (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kumudini (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • candro* -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • doṣa -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    doṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • tṛṇa -
  • tṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hutāśanaḥ -
  • hutāśana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.15.20

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 3.15.20 in Gujarati sript:
મર્યાદાપાલનામ્ભોધિર્દ્વિષત્તિમિરભાસ્કરઃ ।
કાન્તાકુમુદિનીચન્દ્રો દોષતૃણહુતાશનઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 3.15.20 in Telugu sript:
మర్యాదాపాలనామ్భోధిర్ద్విషత్తిమిరభాస్కరః ।
కాన్తాకుముదినీచన్ద్రో దోషతృణహుతాశనః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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