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 3.15.21

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मेरुर्विबुधवृन्दानां यशश्चन्द्रो भवार्णवे ।
सरः सद्गुणहंसानां कमलामलभास्करः ॥ २१ ॥

merurvibudhavṛndānāṃ yaśaścandro bhavārṇave |
saraḥ sadguṇahaṃsānāṃ kamalāmalabhāskaraḥ || 21 ||

He was the asylum of the learned, as the mount Meru was the residence of the gods; he was the moon of fair fame risen from the ocean of the earth; and was as a lake to the geese of good qualities; and like the sun to the lotuses of purity.
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 (3.15.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Meru, Vibudha, Vrinda, Yashashcandra, Bhavarnava, Sara, Saras, Sadguna, Hamsa, Kamala, Ala, Bhaskara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.15.21). 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: “merurvibudhavṛndānāṃ yaśaścandro bhavārṇave ”
merur -
meru (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

meru (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vibudha -
vibudha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vibudha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vṛndānām -
vṛnda (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vṛnda (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

vṛndā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
yaśaścandro* -
yaśaścandra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavārṇave -
bhavārṇava (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “saraḥ sadguṇahaṃsānāṃ kamalāmalabhāskaraḥ ”
saraḥ -
saras (noun, neuter)

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

sara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sadguṇa -
sadguṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sadguṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
haṃsānām -
haṃsa (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

haṃsā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
kamalām -
kamalā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ala -
ala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√al (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
bhāskaraḥ -
bhāskara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]