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 3.38.36

केशशैवालवक्राब्जचक्रावर्तनदीशतम् ।
तरत्तुङ्गतरङ्गाढ्यवहद्रक्तमहानदम् ॥ ३६ ॥

keśaśaivālavakrābjacakrāvartanadīśatam |
tarattuṅgataraṅgāḍhyavahadraktamahānadam || 36 ||

The field had become a wide river running with waves of blood, and breaking into a hundred whirling streams, carrying the severed heads, as lotuses swimming in them, and the torn braids of hair floating as bushes on them.

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

Kesha, Shaivala, Vakra, Abjacakra, Artana, Ishat, Tarad, Tarat, Tunga, Taranga, Adhya, Vahat, Rakta, Ada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.38.36). 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: “keśaśaivālavakrābjacakrāvartanadīśatam
  • keśa -
  • keśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    keśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaivāla -
  • śaivāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaivāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vakrā -
  • vakra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abjacakrāva -
  • abjacakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • artana -
  • artana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • īśatam -
  • īśat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    īśat (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tarattuṅgataraṅgāḍhyavahadraktamahānadam
  • tarat -
  • tarad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tṝ -> tarat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tṝ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tṝ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tṝ class 1 verb]
  • tuṅga -
  • tuṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tuṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taraṅgā -
  • taraṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    taraṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āḍhya -
  • āḍhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āḍhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vahad -
  • vahat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vah class 1 verb]
  • raktam -
  • rakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    raktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rag class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • ahān -
  • (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • adam -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.38.36

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 3.38.36 in Gujarati sript:
કેશશૈવાલવક્રાબ્જચક્રાવર્તનદીશતમ્ ।
તરત્તુઙ્ગતરઙ્ગાઢ્યવહદ્રક્તમહાનદમ્ ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 3.38.36 in Telugu sript:
కేశశైవాలవక్రాబ్జచక్రావర్తనదీశతమ్ ।
తరత్తుఙ్గతరఙ్గాఢ్యవహద్రక్తమహానదమ్ ॥ ౩౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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