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 4.23.8

उरूरुतनुभागाग्रनिर्मितोपस्थनिम्नगा ।
कचत्केशावलीकाचदलप्रस्थवनावृता ॥ ८ ॥

urūrutanubhāgāgranirmitopasthanimnagā |
kacatkeśāvalīkācadalaprasthavanāvṛtā || 8 ||

The middle part of the body above the two thick thighs, contains the aqueducts, beset by the hairy bushes about them, and likening to rivers running amidst a city, between rows of trees on both sides of the banks.

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

Uru, Ruta, Bhaga, Agra, Nirmita, Upastha, Nimnaga, Kacat, Keshavali, Kaca, Dala, Prasthavat, Avrit, Avrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.23.8). 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: “urūrutanubhāgāgranirmitopasthanimnagā
  • urūr -
  • uru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ruta -
  • ruta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ruta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ru -> ruta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 2 verb]
    ru -> ruta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 2 verb]
    ru (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhāgā -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agra -
  • agra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirmito -
  • nirmita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirmita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirmitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upastha -
  • upastha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upastha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nimnagā -
  • nimnagā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kacatkeśāvalīkācadalaprasthavanāvṛtā
  • kacat -
  • kac -> kacat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kac class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kac class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kac class 1 verb]
  • keśāvalī -
  • keśāvalī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    keśāvalī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • kāca -
  • kāca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dala -
  • dala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prasthavan -
  • prasthavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • āvṛtā -
  • āvṛt (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    āvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.23.8

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 4.23.8 in Gujarati sript:
ઉરૂરુતનુભાગાગ્રનિર્મિતોપસ્થનિમ્નગા ।
કચત્કેશાવલીકાચદલપ્રસ્થવનાવૃતા ॥ ૮ ॥

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 4.23.8 in Telugu sript:
ఉరూరుతనుభాగాగ్రనిర్మితోపస్థనిమ్నగా ।
కచత్కేశావలీకాచదలప్రస్థవనావృతా ॥ ౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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