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 3.39.9

उपर्यभूद्व्योमसरस्ताराकुमुदमण्डितम् ।
अधस्त्वभूद्वारिसरः स्फुरत्कुमुदतारकम् ॥ ९ ॥

uparyabhūdvyomasarastārākumudamaṇḍitam |
adhastvabhūdvārisaraḥ sphuratkumudatārakam || 9 ||

There was an etherial lake above spangled with stars like the white lotuses on high; and here was the earthly lake below, beset by lotuses resembling the stars of heaven.

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

Upari, Vyoman, Vyoma, Sara, Saras, Tara, Kumuda, Mandita, Adhah, Adhas, Tva, Var, Vari, Sphurat, Taraka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.39.9). 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: “uparyabhūdvyomasarastārākumudamaṇḍitam
  • uparya -
  • upari (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    upari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhūd -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • vyoma -
  • vyoman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vyoman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vyoma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saras -
  • saras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tārā -
  • tārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kumuda -
  • kumuda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumuda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • maṇḍitam -
  • maṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maṇḍita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    maṇḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    maṇḍ -> maṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √maṇḍ]
    maṇḍ -> maṇḍita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √maṇḍ]
    maṇḍ -> maṇḍitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √maṇḍ]
    maṇḍ -> maṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √maṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √maṇḍ]
    maṇḍ -> maṇḍita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √maṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √maṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √maṇḍ], [accusative single from √maṇḍ]
  • Line 2: “adhastvabhūdvārisaraḥ sphuratkumudatārakam
  • adhas -
  • adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    adhaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhūd -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • vāri -
  • vāri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vārī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • saraḥ -
  • saras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sphurat -
  • sphurat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sphurat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
  • kumuda -
  • kumuda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumuda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tārakam -
  • tāraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tāraka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tārakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.39.9

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 3.39.9 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપર્યભૂદ્વ્યોમસરસ્તારાકુમુદમણ્ડિતમ્ ।
અધસ્ત્વભૂદ્વારિસરઃ સ્ફુરત્કુમુદતારકમ્ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 3.39.9 in Telugu sript:
ఉపర్యభూద్వ్యోమసరస్తారాకుముదమణ్డితమ్ ।
అధస్త్వభూద్వారిసరః స్ఫురత్కుముదతారకమ్ ॥ ౯ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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