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 3.86.12

सलतापादपं देशं पुष्पाकर इवेश्वरः ।
दंपती तौ वृषारूढं सोमं सोमार्धशेखरम् ॥ १२ ॥

salatāpādapaṃ deśaṃ puṣpākara iveśvaraḥ |
daṃpatī tau vṛṣārūḍhaṃ somaṃ somārdhaśekharam || 12 ||

The god, mounted on his milk-white bull, and clasping the fair Uma on his left, and holding the beaming moon on his head, appeared to them, as the vernal season was approaching to a green wood (or furze), with strewing flowers upon them.

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

Salat, Padapa, Desha, Pushpakara, Iva, Ishvara, Dampati, Vrisharudha, Soma, Somardhashekhara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.86.12). 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: “salatāpādapaṃ deśaṃ puṣpākara iveśvaraḥ
  • salatā -
  • sal -> salat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √sal class 1 verb]
    sal -> salat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √sal class 1 verb]
  • pādapam -
  • pādapa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pādapā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • deśam -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puṣpākara* -
  • puṣpākara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ive -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • iśvaraḥ -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “daṃpatī tau vṛṣārūḍhaṃ somaṃ somārdhaśekharam
  • dampatī -
  • dampatī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dampatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dampati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dampati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vṛṣārūḍham -
  • vṛṣārūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛṣārūḍha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • somam -
  • soma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    soma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    somā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    soman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • somārdhaśekharam -
  • somārdhaśekhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    somārdhaśekhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.86.12

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 3.86.12 in Gujarati sript:
સલતાપાદપં દેશં પુષ્પાકર ઇવેશ્વરઃ ।
દંપતી તૌ વૃષારૂઢં સોમં સોમાર્ધશેખરમ્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 3.86.12 in Telugu sript:
సలతాపాదపం దేశం పుష్పాకర ఇవేశ్వరః ।
దంపతీ తౌ వృషారూఢం సోమం సోమార్ధశేఖరమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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