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 4.6.17

मदमन्मथमत्ताङ्ग्य इमास्ताः सुरयोषितः ।
देवेश्वरं निषेवन्ते वनं वनलता इव ॥ १७ ॥

madamanmathamattāṅgya imāstāḥ surayoṣitaḥ |
deveśvaraṃ niṣevante vanaṃ vanalatā iva || 17 ||

The amorous damsels of the gods, were clinging round their god Indra: as the tender creepers of the garden, twine about the trees beside 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 (4.6.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mada, Matha, Math, Attri, Atta, Angya, Iyam, Idam, Tas, Surayoshit, Deveshvara, Nisha, Vanti, Vana, Vanalata, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.6.17). 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: “madamanmathamattāṅgya imāstāḥ surayoṣitaḥ
  • madam -
  • mada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • an -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • matham -
  • matha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    math (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • attā -
  • atta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    attṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    attā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • aṅgya*i -
  • aṅgya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aṅgya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aṅgyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṅg -> aṅgya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √aṅg]
    aṅg -> aṅgya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √aṅg], [vocative dual from √aṅg], [accusative dual from √aṅg], [locative single from √aṅg]
    aṅg -> aṅgyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √aṅg], [vocative single from √aṅg], [vocative dual from √aṅg], [accusative dual from √aṅg]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    aṅg (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
    aṅg (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • imās -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tāḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • surayoṣitaḥ -
  • surayoṣit (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “deveśvaraṃ niṣevante vanaṃ vanalatā iva
  • deveśvaram -
  • deveśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • niṣe -
  • niṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    niṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vante -
  • vanti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • vanam -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vanalatā* -
  • vanalatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.6.17

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 4.6.17 in Gujarati sript:
મદમન્મથમત્તાઙ્ગ્ય ઇમાસ્તાઃ સુરયોષિતઃ ।
દેવેશ્વરં નિષેવન્તે વનં વનલતા ઇવ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 4.6.17 in Telugu sript:
మదమన్మథమత్తాఙ్గ్య ఇమాస్తాః సురయోషితః ।
దేవేశ్వరం నిషేవన్తే వనం వనలతా ఇవ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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