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 3.37.28

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शतचन्द्रं सितच्छत्रैः शरैः शलभनिर्भरम् ।
शक्तिभिः किल नीरन्ध्रं दृष्टमाकाशकाननम् ॥ २८ ॥

śatacandraṃ sitacchatraiḥ śaraiḥ śalabhanirbharam |
śaktibhiḥ kila nīrandhraṃ dṛṣṭamākāśakānanam || 28 ||

The air appeared as a forest thickly beset by the trees of spears and lances, with the arrows flying as birds and bees; and innumerable umbrellas, with their gold and silver mountings, appearing as so many moons and stars in the sky.
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 (3.37.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shatacandra, Sitacchatra, Shara, Shalabha, Nirbhara, Shakti, Shaktin, Kila, Nirandhra, Drishta, Akasha, Kanana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.37.28). 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: “śatacandraṃ sitacchatraiḥ śaraiḥ śalabhanirbharam ”
śatacandram -
śatacandra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śatacandra (noun, neuter)

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

śatacandrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sitacchatraiḥ -
sitacchatra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

sitacchatra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
śaraiḥ -
śara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
śalabha -
śalabha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nirbharam -
nirbhara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nirbhara (noun, neuter)

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

nirbharā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “śaktibhiḥ kila nīrandhraṃ dṛṣṭamākāśakānanam ”
śaktibhiḥ -
śakti (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]

śakti (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śaktin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śaktin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

śaktī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
kila -
kila (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kila (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√kil (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
nīrandhram -
nīrandhra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

nīrandhra (noun, neuter)

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

nīrandhrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dṛṣṭam -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
ākāśa -
ākāśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ākāśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kānanam -
kānana (noun, neuter)

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