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 3.49.14

< Previous

Next >

भस्मनः स्तम्भसदृशास्तालोत्तालविलासिनः ।
दृश्यमानमहाकारा मुष्टिग्राह्या न किंचन ॥ १४ ॥

bhasmanaḥ stambhasadṛśāstālottālavilāsinaḥ |
dṛśyamānamahākārā muṣṭigrāhyā na kiṃcana || 14 ||

They were as stalwart in their figures as huge columns of smoke, and as dark in their complexion as the blackest pitch, and tangible by the hand.
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 (3.49.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhasman, Stambha, Sadrisha, Tala, Uttala, Vilasin, Vilasi, Drishyamana, Aha, Akara, Mushtigrahya, Kincana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.49.14). 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: “bhasmanaḥ stambhasadṛśāstālottālavilāsinaḥ ”
bhasmanaḥ -
bhasman (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

bhasman (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
stambha -
stambha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√stambh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sadṛśās -
sadṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sadṛśā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tālo -
tāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tāla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
uttāla -
uttāla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

uttāla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vilāsinaḥ -
vilāsin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

vilāsin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vilāsī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “dṛśyamānamahākārā muṣṭigrāhyā na kiṃcana ”
dṛśyamānam -
√dṛś -> dṛśyamāna (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśyamāna (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √dṛś]

√dṛś -> dṛśyamānā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √dṛś]

dṛśyamāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dṛśyamāna (noun, neuter)

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

√dṛś -> dṛśyamāna (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛśyamāna (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
ahā -
aha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
akārā* -
akāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
muṣṭigrāhyā* -
muṣṭigrāhya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

muṣṭigrāhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kiñcana -
kiñcana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kiñcana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]