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 3.78.16

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स्फुरन्तीमिव कल्पान्ते वैदूर्यशिखरस्थलीम् ।
हासघट्टितविश्वेशां कालरात्रिमिवोदिताम् ॥ १६ ॥

sphurantīmiva kalpānte vaidūryaśikharasthalīm |
hāsaghaṭṭitaviśveśāṃ kālarātrimivoditām || 16 ||

She stood with her jet black body like a rock of dark agate, and that joined with her loud laugh, gave her the appearance of the all subduing night of dissolution.
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 (3.78.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sphuranti, Iva, Kalpanta, Vaidurya, Shikhara, Sthali, Hasa, Ghattita, Vishvesha, Kalaratri, Udita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.78.16). 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: “sphurantīmiva kalpānte vaidūryaśikharasthalīm ”
sphurantīm -
√sphur -> sphurantī (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]

sphurantī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kalpānte -
kalpānta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
vaidūrya -
vaidūrya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vaidūrya (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

śikhara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sthalīm -
sthalī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “hāsaghaṭṭitaviśveśāṃ kālarātrimivoditām ”
hāsa -
hāsa (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

ghaṭṭita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ghaṭṭ -> ghaṭṭita (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √ghaṭṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghaṭṭ class 10 verb]

√ghaṭṭ -> ghaṭṭita (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √ghaṭṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghaṭṭ class 10 verb]
viśveśām -
viśveśā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
kālarātrim -
kālarātri (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ivo -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
uditām -
uditā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√vad -> uditā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √vad class 1 verb]