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 3.32.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथ वीरवरोत्कण्ठनृत्यदप्सरसि स्थिता ।
लीलावलोकयामास व्योम्नि विद्यान्वितावनौ ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
atha vīravarotkaṇṭhanṛtyadapsarasi sthitā |
līlāvalokayāmāsa vyomni vidyānvitāvanau || 1 ||

Vasishtha said:—Lila standing with the goddess of wisdom in air, saw the Apsaras dancing there, at the eagerness of the combatants for war below.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.32.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Atha, Viravara, Utkantha, Nrityat, Apsaras, Sthita, Lila, Vyoman, Vidya, Anvita, Anviti, Ana, Ani, Anu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.32.1). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “atha vīravarotkaṇṭhanṛtyadapsarasi sthitā ”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vīravaro -
vīravara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
utkaṇṭha -
utkaṇṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

utkaṇṭha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
nṛtyad -
√nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
apsarasi -
apsaras (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
sthitā -
sthitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
Line 3: “līlāvalokayāmāsa vyomni vidyānvitāvanau ”
līlāva -
līla (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
alokayāmā -
√lok (verb class 10)

[imperfect active first plural]
asa -
asan (noun, neuter)

[compound]
vyomni -
vyoman (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vyoman (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
vidyā -
vidya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

√vid -> vidya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √vid]

vidyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
anvitāva -
anvita (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

anviti (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
anau -
ana (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ani (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anu (noun, feminine)

[locative single]