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 3.39.8

रक्तवारिमयी सायमङ्गगुप्तशिलीमुखा ।
संकुचद्वक्त्रपद्माभूद्रणभूमिरिवाब्जिनी ॥ ८ ॥

raktavārimayī sāyamaṅgaguptaśilīmukhā |
saṃkucadvaktrapadmābhūdraṇabhūmirivābjinī || 8 ||

The ruddy evening assumed the shape of the blood-red sea of battle, and the fluttering bees now hid themselves like the faces of the fallen soldiers.

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

Rakta, Varimayi, Sayam, Saya, Anga, Gupta, Shilimukha, Kucat, Vaktri, Vaktra, Apadma, Ranabhumi, Iva, Abjini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.39.8). 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: “raktavārimayī sāyamaṅgaguptaśilīmukhā
  • rakta -
  • rakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • vārimayī -
  • vārimayī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • sāyam -
  • sāyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    -> sāya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sāya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
  • aṅga -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gupta -
  • gupta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gupta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gup -> gupta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √gup class 4 verb]
    gup -> gupta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √gup class 4 verb]
  • śilīmukhā -
  • śilīmukhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃkucadvaktrapadmābhūdraṇabhūmirivābjinī
  • saṅ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • kucad -
  • kuc -> kucat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [vocative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kuc class 6 verb]
  • vaktra -
  • vaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vaktṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaktra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaktra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apadmā -
  • apadma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apadma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apadmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhūd -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • raṇabhūmir -
  • raṇabhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abjinī -
  • abjinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.39.8

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 3.39.8 in Gujarati sript:
રક્તવારિમયી સાયમઙ્ગગુપ્તશિલીમુખા ।
સંકુચદ્વક્ત્રપદ્માભૂદ્રણભૂમિરિવાબ્જિની ॥ ૮ ॥

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 3.39.8 in Telugu sript:
రక్తవారిమయీ సాయమఙ్గగుప్తశిలీముఖా ।
సంకుచద్వక్త్రపద్మాభూద్రణభూమిరివాబ్జినీ ॥ ౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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