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 3.48.43

विदूरथोऽथ मार्तण्डं दीपं ब्रह्माण्डमण्डपे ।
अस्त्रं मन्त्रविदां श्रेष्ठः सृष्ट्वा मन्त्रो व्यचेष्टयत् ॥ ४३ ॥

vidūratho'tha mārtaṇḍaṃ dīpaṃ brahmāṇḍamaṇḍape |
astraṃ mantravidāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ sṛṣṭvā mantro vyaceṣṭayat || 43 ||

Viduratha the best of the most skilful in ballistics, shot his sun-bright shot which like the sun illumined the vault of the sky.

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

Viduratha, Atha, Martanda, Dipa, Brahmanda, Anda, Astra, Mantravid, Mantravida, Shreshtha, Mantra, Yat, Yad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.48.43). 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: “vidūratho'tha mārtaṇḍaṃ dīpaṃ brahmāṇḍamaṇḍape
  • vidūratho' -
  • vidūratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mārtaṇḍam -
  • mārtaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • dīpam -
  • dīpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dīpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • brahmāṇḍam -
  • brahmāṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aṇḍa -
  • aṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pe -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “astraṃ mantravidāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ sṛṣṭvā mantro vyaceṣṭayat
  • astram -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mantravidām -
  • mantravid (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mantravid (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    mantravidā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śreṣṭhaḥ -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sṛṣṭvā -
  • sṛj -> sṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sṛj]
  • mantro* -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyaceṣ -
  • vyac (verb class 6)
    [optative active second single]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.48.43

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 3.48.43 in Gujarati sript:
વિદૂરથોઽથ માર્તણ્ડં દીપં બ્રહ્માણ્ડમણ્ડપે ।
અસ્ત્રં મન્ત્રવિદાં શ્રેષ્ઠઃ સૃષ્ટ્વા મન્ત્રો વ્યચેષ્ટયત્ ॥ ૪૩ ॥

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 3.48.43 in Telugu sript:
విదూరథోఽథ మార్తణ్డం దీపం బ్రహ్మాణ్డమణ్డపే ।
అస్త్రం మన్త్రవిదాం శ్రేష్ఠః సృష్ట్వా మన్త్రో వ్యచేష్టయత్ ॥ ౪౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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