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 3.29.7

देवद्विजसतां भक्ता सिक्ताङ्गी घृतगोरसैः ।
भर्जनी चरुकुम्भादिभाण्डोपस्करशोधिनी ॥ ७ ॥

devadvijasatāṃ bhaktā siktāṅgī ghṛtagorasaiḥ |
bharjanī carukumbhādibhāṇḍopaskaraśodhinī || 7 ||

I was devoted to the service of the gods, Brahmans and good people, and rubbed my body with cow milk and ghee: I was employed in cleaning the frying pans and the boiling kettles of the house.

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

Deva, Dvija, Sat, Bhaktri, Bhakta, Sikta, Angin, Angi, Ghrita, Gorasa, Kumbha, Ibha, Upaskara, Shodhin, Shodhini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.29.7). 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: “devadvijasatāṃ bhaktā siktāṅgī ghṛtagorasaiḥ
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dvija -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • satām -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhaktā -
  • bhaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhaj (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • siktā -
  • sikta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sikta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    siktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sic -> sikta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sic class 6 verb]
    sic -> sikta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sic class 6 verb]
    sic -> siktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sic class 6 verb]
  • aṅgī -
  • aṅgī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aṅgī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aṅgin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ghṛta -
  • ghṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
    ghṛ -> ghṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ghṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √ghṛ class 5 verb]
  • gorasaiḥ -
  • gorasa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “bharjanī carukumbhādibhāṇḍopaskaraśodhinī
  • bharja -
  • bhṛj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • caru -
  • caru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kumbhād -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ibhāṇ -
  • ibha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ḍo -
  • ḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upaskara -
  • upaskara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śodhinī -
  • śodhinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śodhin (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 3.29.7

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 3.29.7 in Gujarati sript:
દેવદ્વિજસતાં ભક્તા સિક્તાઙ્ગી ઘૃતગોરસૈઃ ।
ભર્જની ચરુકુમ્ભાદિભાણ્ડોપસ્કરશોધિની ॥ ૭ ॥

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 3.29.7 in Telugu sript:
దేవద్విజసతాం భక్తా సిక్తాఙ్గీ ఘృతగోరసైః ।
భర్జనీ చరుకుమ్భాదిభాణ్డోపస్కరశోధినీ ॥ ౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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