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 3.108.26

नीलपत्रलताशङ्कापीतधूमघनच्छवि ।
भ्रमद्गृध्रनिगीर्णोग्रनभोभ्रान्तोल्मुकामिषम् ॥ २६ ॥

nīlapatralatāśaṅkāpītadhūmaghanacchavi |
bhramadgṛdhranigīrṇogranabhobhrāntolmukāmiṣam || 26 ||

The vultures flying in the air, darted upon the smoke, thinking it a turret of trees, and pounced upon the fire brands, taking them for bits of raw flesh.

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

Nila, Patra, Lata, Ashanka, Apita, Dhuma, Ghana, Ccha, Bhramat, Gridhra, Nigirna, Ugra, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhas, Bhranta, Ulmuka, Ish, Isha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.108.26). 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: “nīlapatralatāśaṅkāpītadhūmaghanacchavi
  • nīla -
  • nīla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nīla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nīl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • patra -
  • patra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    patra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • latā -
  • latā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśaṅkā -
  • aśaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśaṅka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśaṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apīta -
  • apīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • dhūma -
  • dhūma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghana -
  • ghana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ccha -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “bhramadgṛdhranigīrṇogranabhobhrāntolmukāmiṣam
  • bhramad -
  • bhramat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhramat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gṛdhra -
  • gṛdhra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛdhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nigīrṇo -
  • nigīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nigīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nigīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ugra -
  • ugra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ugra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nabho -
  • nabhas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nabhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nabh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    nabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhrānto -
  • bhrānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhrānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhrāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ulmukām -
  • ulmukā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • iṣam -
  • iṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    iṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    iṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    iṣan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    iṣ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    iṣ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.108.26

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 3.108.26 in Gujarati sript:
નીલપત્રલતાશઙ્કાપીતધૂમઘનચ્છવિ ।
ભ્રમદ્ગૃધ્રનિગીર્ણોગ્રનભોભ્રાન્તોલ્મુકામિષમ્ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 3.108.26 in Telugu sript:
నీలపత్రలతాశఙ్కాపీతధూమఘనచ్ఛవి ।
భ్రమద్గృధ్రనిగీర్ణోగ్రనభోభ్రాన్తోల్ముకామిషమ్ ॥ ౨౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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