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 3.89.16

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इष्टं तवानयामीति श्रुत्वा विकसितेक्षणा ।
पपात पादयोः सख्या नलिन्या नलिनी यथा ॥ १६ ॥

iṣṭaṃ tavānayāmīti śrutvā vikasitekṣaṇā |
papāta pādayoḥ sakhyā nalinyā nalinī yathā || 16 ||

No sooner she heard her companion say "I will bring your desired object to you," than she oped her eyes with joy, and fell prostrate at her feet, as one lotus flower falls before another.
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 (3.89.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ishtam, Ishta, Tavas, Vikasita, Kshana, Pada, Sakhi, Nalini, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.89.16). 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: “iṣṭaṃ tavānayāmīti śrutvā vikasitekṣaṇā ”
iṣṭam -
iṣṭam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

iṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

iṣṭa (noun, neuter)

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

iṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]

√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
tavān -
tavas (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayām -
e (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

√yā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first single]
īti -
īti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
śrutvā -
√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śru]
vikasite -
vikasita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

vikasita (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

vikasitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kṣaṇā -
kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “papāta pādayoḥ sakhyā nalinyā nalinī yathā ”
papāta -
√pā (verb class 3)

[imperative active second plural]

√pat (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√pat (verb class 4)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
pādayoḥ -
pāda (noun, masculine)

[genitive dual], [locative dual]
sakhyā* -
sakhī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
nalinyā* -
nalinī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
nalinī -
nalinī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]