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 3.16.20

भर्त्रानेन सहोत्तुङ्गस्तनी कुसुमसद्मसु ।
कथं स्वैरं चिरं कान्ता रमे युगशतान्यहम् ॥ २० ॥

bhartrānena sahottuṅgastanī kusumasadmasu |
kathaṃ svairaṃ ciraṃ kāntā rame yugaśatānyaham || 20 ||

"And how will I enjoy his company on beds of flowers in the palace, possessed of my youth and free-will, for the long long period of hundreds of years.

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

Bhartri, Ana, Saha, Sah, Sahu, Uttunga, Kusuma, Sadman, Katham, Katha, Svairam, Svaira, Ciram, Cira, Kanta, Rama, Yuga, Shata, Aha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.16.20). 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: “bhartrānena sahottuṅgastanī kusumasadmasu
  • bhartrā -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
  • ānena -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • saho -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sah (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sahu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sahu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uttuṅgas -
  • uttuṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tanī -
  • kusuma -
  • kusuma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kusuma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sadmasu -
  • sadman (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sadman (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “kathaṃ svairaṃ ciraṃ kāntā rame yugaśatānyaham
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • svairam -
  • svairam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    svaira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svaira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svairā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ciram -
  • ciram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kāntā* -
  • kānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kam class 1 verb]
    kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kam class 1 verb]
  • rame -
  • rama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ram (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • yuga -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatānya -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.16.20

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 3.16.20 in Gujarati sript:
ભર્ત્રાનેન સહોત્તુઙ્ગસ્તની કુસુમસદ્મસુ ।
કથં સ્વૈરં ચિરં કાન્તા રમે યુગશતાન્યહમ્ ॥ 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 3.16.20 in Telugu sript:
భర్త్రానేన సహోత్తుఙ్గస్తనీ కుసుమసద్మసు ।
కథం స్వైరం చిరం కాన్తా రమే యుగశతాన్యహమ్ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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