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 3.48.19

बाणवर्षेण कणशस्तं सायकमहाघनम् ।
छित्त्वा तनुरजः कृत्वा चिक्षेप गगनार्णवे ॥ १९ ॥

bāṇavarṣeṇa kaṇaśastaṃ sāyakamahāghanam |
chittvā tanurajaḥ kṛtvā cikṣepa gaganārṇave || 19 ||

The missive weapons of Sindhu, thwarted the thickening arrows of his adversary, and drove them back broken and flying as dust in the empty air.

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

Bana, Varsha, Kanashah, Sayaka, Aha, Aghana, Tanu, Tanus, Aja, Kritva, Kritvan, Gagana, Arnava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.48.19). 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: “bāṇavarṣeṇa kaṇaśastaṃ sāyakamahāghanam
  • bāṇa -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṣeṇa -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kaṇaśas -
  • kaṇaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sāyakam -
  • sāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāyaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāyakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ahā -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aghanam -
  • aghana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aghana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aghanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “chittvā tanurajaḥ kṛtvā cikṣepa gaganārṇave
  • chittvā -
  • chid -> chittvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √chid]
    chid -> chittvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √chid]
  • tanur -
  • tanus (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ajaḥ -
  • aja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cikṣepa -
  • kṣip (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṣip (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • gaganā -
  • gagana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arṇave -
  • arṇava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arṇava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arṇavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.48.19

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 3.48.19 in Gujarati sript:
બાણવર્ષેણ કણશસ્તં સાયકમહાઘનમ્ ।
છિત્ત્વા તનુરજઃ કૃત્વા ચિક્ષેપ ગગનાર્ણવે ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 3.48.19 in Telugu sript:
బాణవర్షేణ కణశస్తం సాయకమహాఘనమ్ ।
ఛిత్త్వా తనురజః కృత్వా చిక్షేప గగనార్ణవే ॥ ౧౯ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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