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 3.73.40

रजःकणगृहस्थाणुशिरस्येकेन सानुना ।
पादेनातिष्ठदुद्ग्रीवं शिखीव गिरिमूर्धनि ॥ ४० ॥

rajaḥkaṇagṛhasthāṇuśirasyekena sānunā |
pādenātiṣṭhadudgrīvaṃ śikhīva girimūrdhani || 40 ||

There standing on one leg, supported on an atom of dust; she remained as the mountain peacock, that stands on one leg with the head raised to 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 (3.73.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rajahkana, Grihastha, Anu, Shiras, Shirasya, Eka, Sanu, Pada, Atishthat, Udgriva, Shikhi, Shikhin, Iva, Girimurdhan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.73.40). 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: “rajaḥkaṇagṛhasthāṇuśirasyekena sānunā
  • rajaḥkaṇa -
  • rajaḥkaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛhasthā -
  • gṛhastha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛhastha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛhasthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇu -
  • aṇu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṇu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śirasye -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śirasya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śirasya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śirasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ekena -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sānunā -
  • sānu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “pādenātiṣṭhadudgrīvaṃ śikhīva girimūrdhani
  • pādenā -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • atiṣṭhad -
  • atiṣṭhat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    atiṣṭhat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • udgrīvam -
  • udgrīva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udgrīva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    udgrīvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śikhī -
  • śikhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śikhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śikhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    śikhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • girimūrdha -
  • girimūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    girimūrdhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.73.40

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 3.73.40 in Gujarati sript:
રજઃકણગૃહસ્થાણુશિરસ્યેકેન સાનુના ।
પાદેનાતિષ્ઠદુદ્ગ્રીવં શિખીવ ગિરિમૂર્ધનિ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 3.73.40 in Telugu sript:
రజఃకణగృహస్థాణుశిరస్యేకేన సానునా ।
పాదేనాతిష్ఠదుద్గ్రీవం శిఖీవ గిరిమూర్ధని ॥ ౪౦ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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