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 3.15.27

अलकालिमनोहारिवदनाम्भोजशालिनी ।
सिताङ्गी कर्णिकागौरी जङ्गमेव सरोजिनी ॥ २७ ॥

alakālimanohārivadanāmbhojaśālinī |
sitāṅgī karṇikāgaurī jaṅgameva sarojinī || 27 ||

Her lovely lotus-white face was decorated with painted spots, and her fair form which was as fresh as a new blown bud, appeared as a moving bed of lotuses.

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

Alaka, Alimat, Oha, Bhoja, Shalin, Shalini, Sita, Angin, Angi, Karnika, Ago, Jangama, Iva, Sarojin, Sarojini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.15.27). 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: “alakālimanohārivadanāmbhojaśālinī
  • alakā -
  • alaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aliman -
  • alimat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ohā -
  • oha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    oha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ohā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    uh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ariva -
  • (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first dual]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first dual]
    (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first dual]
  • danām -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhoja -
  • bhoja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhoja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śālinī -
  • śālinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śālin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “sitāṅgī karṇikāgaurī jaṅgameva sarojinī
  • sitā -
  • sita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 4 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> sitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √si class 5 verb], [nominative single from √si class 9 verb]
  • aṅgī -
  • aṅgī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aṅgī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aṅgin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karṇikā -
  • karṇika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karṇika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karṇikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agaur -
  • ago (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jaṅgame -
  • jaṅgama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    jaṅgama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jaṅgamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sarojinī -
  • sarojinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sarojin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.15.27

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 3.15.27 in Gujarati sript:
અલકાલિમનોહારિવદનામ્ભોજશાલિની ।
સિતાઙ્ગી કર્ણિકાગૌરી જઙ્ગમેવ સરોજિની ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 3.15.27 in Telugu sript:
అలకాలిమనోహారివదనామ్భోజశాలినీ ।
సితాఙ్గీ కర్ణికాగౌరీ జఙ్గమేవ సరోజినీ ॥ ౨౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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