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 3.19.12

कदा मे वायवः कुन्दमकरन्दसुगन्धयः ।
पास्यन्त्यन्तःपुरस्त्रीणां सुरतश्रमसीकरान् ॥ १२ ॥

kadā me vāyavaḥ kundamakarandasugandhayaḥ |
pāsyantyantaḥpurastrīṇāṃ surataśramasīkarān || 12 ||

When will the breeze waft the fragrance of kunda flowers, and the farina of lotuses to my bed-chamber, to lull me and my consorts to sleep.

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

Kada, Asmad, Vayava, Vayu, Kundama, Karat, Sugandhi, Pasyat, Pasyanti, Antahpura, Stri, Surata, Shrama, Sikara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.19.12). 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: “kadā me vāyavaḥ kundamakarandasugandhayaḥ
  • kadā* -
  • kada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vāyavaḥ -
  • vāyava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kundama -
  • kundama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karan -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> karat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb]
  • da -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sugandhayaḥ -
  • sugandhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sugandhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “pāsyantyantaḥpurastrīṇāṃ surataśramasīkarān
  • pāsyantya -
  • -> pāsyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pāsyantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pāsyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pāsyantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pāsyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb]
    -> pāsyantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
    (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [future active third plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [future active third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [future active third plural]
  • antaḥpura -
  • antaḥpura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • strīṇām -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • surata -
  • surata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    surata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • śrama -
  • śrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sīkarān -
  • sīkara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.19.12

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 3.19.12 in Gujarati sript:
કદા મે વાયવઃ કુન્દમકરન્દસુગન્ધયઃ ।
પાસ્યન્ત્યન્તઃપુરસ્ત્રીણાં સુરતશ્રમસીકરાન્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 3.19.12 in Telugu sript:
కదా మే వాయవః కున్దమకరన్దసుగన్ధయః ।
పాస్యన్త్యన్తఃపురస్త్రీణాం సురతశ్రమసీకరాన్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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