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 3.43.17

मुष्टिग्राह्यमहामेघगर्जासंतर्जितोर्जितैः ।
घोरं कलकलारावैर्मांसलैर्दस्युजल्पितैः ॥ १७ ॥

muṣṭigrāhyamahāmeghagarjāsaṃtarjitorjitaiḥ |
ghoraṃ kalakalārāvairmāṃsalairdasyujalpitaiḥ || 17 ||

Bodies of thick clouds roared on high, and threatened the people, like the clamour (kala-kala) of the gangs of stout robbers, that were gathered on the ground for plunder and booty.

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

Mushtigrahya, Han, Megha, Garja, Santarjita, Urjita, Ghoram, Ghora, Kalakala, Arava, Mamsala, Jalpita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.43.17). 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: “muṣṭigrāhyamahāmeghagarjāsaṃtarjitorjitaiḥ
  • muṣṭigrāhyam -
  • muṣṭigrāhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    muṣṭigrāhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    muṣṭigrāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • megha -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    megha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • garjā -
  • garjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • santarjito -
  • santarjita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santarjita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santarjitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • urjitaiḥ -
  • urjita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    urjita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “ghoraṃ kalakalārāvairmāṃsalairdasyujalpitaiḥ
  • ghoram -
  • ghoram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ghora (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghora (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghorā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kalakalā -
  • kalakala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalakalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārāvair -
  • ārāva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ārāva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • māṃsalair -
  • māṃsala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    māṃsala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dasyu -
  • dasyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • jalpitaiḥ -
  • jalpita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jalpita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    jalp -> jalpita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √jalp class 1 verb]
    jalp -> jalpita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √jalp class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.43.17

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 3.43.17 in Gujarati sript:
મુષ્ટિગ્રાહ્યમહામેઘગર્જાસંતર્જિતોર્જિતૈઃ ।
ઘોરં કલકલારાવૈર્માંસલૈર્દસ્યુજલ્પિતૈઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 3.43.17 in Telugu sript:
ముష్టిగ్రాహ్యమహామేఘగర్జాసంతర్జితోర్జితైః ।
ఘోరం కలకలారావైర్మాంసలైర్దస్యుజల్పితైః ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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