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 3.34.21

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आदिवं रचिताकाराः कुन्तकाननकान्तयः ।
वीराणां स्वर्गमारोढुमिव सोपानपङ्क्तयः ॥ २१ ॥

ādivaṃ racitākārāḥ kuntakānanakāntayaḥ |
vīrāṇāṃ svargamāroḍhumiva sopānapaṅktayaḥ || 21 ||

The glaring light of the line of lances that had reached the skies, seemed as a flight of stairs or golden vistas, for the ascent of the brave to the gates of heaven.
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 (3.34.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adi, Adin, Racita, Akara, Kuntaka, Anaka, Taya, Vira, Svarga, Iva, Sopanapankti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.34.21). 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: “ādivaṃ racitākārāḥ kuntakānanakāntayaḥ ”
ādi -
ādi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ādi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ādi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ādin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

ādin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vam -
va (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

vā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ve (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
racitā -
racita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

racita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

racitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√rac -> racita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √rac class 10 verb]

√rac -> racita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √rac class 10 verb]

√rac -> racitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √rac class 10 verb]
akārāḥ -
akāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
kuntakān -
kuntaka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
anakān -
anaka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tayaḥ -
taya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “vīrāṇāṃ svargamāroḍhumiva sopānapaṅktayaḥ ”
vīrāṇām -
vīra (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

vīra (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

vīrā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
svargam -
svarga (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svarga (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

svargā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ā -
ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
roḍhum -
√ruh -> roḍhum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √ruh]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sopānapaṅktayaḥ -
sopānapaṅkti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]