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 3.47.18

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हस्तैः पादैः पल्लवितं शरैः शरवणोपमम् ।
शस्त्रांशुशाद्वलश्यामं शस्त्रपूरैः सकैतकम् ॥ १८ ॥

hastaiḥ pādaiḥ pallavitaṃ śaraiḥ śaravaṇopamam |
śastrāṃśuśādvalaśyāmaṃ śastrapūraiḥ sakaitakam || 18 ||

Their long arms were as branches of trees, and the arrows formed a bush of reeds; the flash of weapons spread as a verdant meadow all around, while their blades blazed with the lustre of the long-leaved ketaka flowers.
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 (3.47.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hasta, Padaih, Pada, Pallavita, Shara, Sharavana, Upama, Shastra, Shastri, Shadvala, Shyama, Apura, Saka, Etaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.47.18). 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: “hastaiḥ pādaiḥ pallavitaṃ śaraiḥ śaravaṇopamam ”
hastaiḥ -
hasta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

hasta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
pādaiḥ -
pādaiḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pāda (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
pallavitam -
pallavita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pallavita (noun, neuter)

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

pallavitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śaraiḥ -
śara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
śaravaṇo -
śaravaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
upamam -
upama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

upama (noun, neuter)

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

upamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “śastrāṃśuśādvalaśyāmaṃ śastrapūraiḥ sakaitakam ”
śastrā -
śastra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śastra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śastṛ (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
aṃśu -
aṃśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
śādvala -
śādvala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śādvala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śyāmam -
śyāma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śyāma (noun, neuter)

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

śyāmā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
śastra -
śastra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

śastṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śastra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
apūraiḥ -
apūra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

apūra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
sakai -
saka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

saka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
etakam -
etaka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

etaka (noun, neuter)

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