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 3.50.4

पङ्क्तयः स्फारचक्राणां शतार्कीकृतदिक्तटाः ।
गदानामभियान्तीनां शतवंशीकृताम्बराः ॥ ४ ॥

paṅktayaḥ sphāracakrāṇāṃ śatārkīkṛtadiktaṭāḥ |
gadānāmabhiyāntīnāṃ śatavaṃśīkṛtāmbarāḥ || 4 ||

These sparks enlarged into balls, as big and bright as to shine like hundreds of suns in the sky, and others flew as the lengthy shafts of cudgels in the 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 (3.50.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pankti, Sphara, Cakra, Cakrana, Shata, Arkin, Krita, Diktata, Gada, Abhiya, Abhi, Anti, Vamshi, Vamshin, Krit, Bara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.50.4). 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: “paṅktayaḥ sphāracakrāṇāṃ śatārkīkṛtadiktaṭāḥ
  • paṅktayaḥ -
  • paṅkti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    paṅkti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sphāra -
  • sphāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sphāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cakrāṇām -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    kṛ -> cakrāṇā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> cakrāṇā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
  • śatā -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arkī -
  • arkin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛta -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [injunctive middle third single]
  • diktaṭāḥ -
  • diktaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “gadānāmabhiyāntīnāṃ śatavaṃśīkṛtāmbarāḥ
  • gadānām -
  • gada (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gada (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    gadā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • abhiyā -
  • abhiya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhiya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhiyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • antīnām -
  • anti (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śata -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaṃśī -
  • vaṃśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vaṃśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtām -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • barāḥ -
  • bara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    barā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.50.4

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 3.50.4 in Gujarati sript:
પઙ્ક્તયઃ સ્ફારચક્રાણાં શતાર્કીકૃતદિક્તટાઃ ।
ગદાનામભિયાન્તીનાં શતવંશીકૃતામ્બરાઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 3.50.4 in Telugu sript:
పఙ్క్తయః స్ఫారచక్రాణాం శతార్కీకృతదిక్తటాః ।
గదానామభియాన్తీనాం శతవంశీకృతామ్బరాః ॥ ౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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