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 3.29.13

नीलनीरतरङ्गान्ततृणतर्पिततर्णिका ।
प्रतिक्षणं गृहद्वारकृतलेपनवर्णका ॥ १३ ॥

nīlanīrataraṅgāntatṛṇatarpitatarṇikā |
pratikṣaṇaṃ gṛhadvārakṛtalepanavarṇakā || 13 ||

I used to go to the swelling lake every day, and get the fresh green grass for the fodder of my tender calves. I used to wash and clean the house every morning, and paint the doorway with the white tints of pasted and powdered rice (gundi].

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

Nilat, Ira, Taranga, Tat, Tad, Rina, Tarpita, Pratikshanam, Grihadvara, Krita, Lepana, Varnaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.29.13). 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: “nīlanīrataraṅgāntatṛṇatarpitatarṇikā
  • nīlan -
  • nīl -> nīlat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √nīl class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nīl class 1 verb]
  • īra -
  • īra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taraṅgān -
  • taraṅga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ṛṇa -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tarpita -
  • tarpita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tarpita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tṛp -> tarpita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √tṛp]
    tṛp -> tarpita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √tṛp]
    tṛp -> tarpita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tṛp]
    tṛp -> tarpita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tṛp]
  • tarṇi -
  • tarṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pratikṣaṇaṃ gṛhadvārakṛtalepanavarṇakā
  • pratikṣaṇam -
  • pratikṣaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gṛhadvāra -
  • gṛhadvāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛta -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [injunctive middle third single]
  • lepana -
  • lepana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lepana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇakā -
  • varṇakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.29.13

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 3.29.13 in Gujarati sript:
નીલનીરતરઙ્ગાન્તતૃણતર્પિતતર્ણિકા ।
પ્રતિક્ષણં ગૃહદ્વારકૃતલેપનવર્ણકા ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 3.29.13 in Telugu sript:
నీలనీరతరఙ్గాన్తతృణతర్పితతర్ణికా ।
ప్రతిక్షణం గృహద్వారకృతలేపనవర్ణకా ॥ ౧౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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