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 4.28.8

मध्यप्रवाहवहदुल्मुकशूलशैलप्रासासिकुन्तशरतोमरमुद्गरौघा गङ्गोपमाम्बुवलितामरमन्दिरेण सर्वासु दिक्ष्वशनिवर्षनिकर्षणेन ॥ ८ ॥

madhyapravāhavahadulmukaśūlaśailaprāsāsikuntaśaratomaramudgaraughā gaṅgopamāmbuvalitāmaramandireṇa sarvāsu dikṣvaśanivarṣanikarṣaṇena || 8 ||

मध्यप्रवाहवहदुल्मुकशूलशैलप्रासासिकुन्तशरतोमरमुद्गरौघा गङ्गोपमाम्बुवलितामरमन्दिरेण सर्वासु दिक्ष्वशनिवर्षनिकर्षणेन ॥ ८ ॥

madhyapravāhavahadulmukaśūlaśailaprāsāsikuntaśaratomaramudgaraughā gaṅgopamāmbuvalitāmaramandireṇa sarvāsu dikṣvaśanivarṣanikarṣaṇena || 8 ||

The encampment of the gods, was beset by a magical flood of the demons, resembling the stream of the Ganges; while showers of firearms and missiles of all sorts, were hurled upon their heads from above.

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

Ganga, Upama, Ambu, Valita, Arama, Sarva, Dish, Dikshu, Ashan, Ashani, Ashanin, Varsha, Nikarshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.28.8). 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: “gaṅgopamāmbuvalitāmaramandireṇa sarvāsu dikṣvaśanivarṣanikarṣaṇena
  • gaṅgo -
  • gaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upamā -
  • upama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ambu -
  • ambu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ambu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ambu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • valitām -
  • valitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    val -> valitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √val class 1 verb], [accusative single from √val]
  • araman -
  • arama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ram (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • di -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • reṇa -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    raṇ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    raṇ (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • sarvāsu -
  • sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • dikṣva -
  • dikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dikṣu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dikṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • aśani -
  • aśani (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aśani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aśanī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    aśanin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aśanin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aśan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • varṣa -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nikarṣaṇena -
  • nikarṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.28.8

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 4.28.8 in Gujarati sript:
मध्यप्रवाहवहदुल्मुकशूलशैलप्रासासिकुन्तशरतोमरमुद्गरौघा
गङ्गोपमाम्बुवलितामरमन्दिरेण सर्वासु दिक्ष्वशनिवर्षनिकर्षणेन ॥ ८ ॥
મધ્યપ્રવાહવહદુલ્મુકશૂલશૈલપ્રાસાસિકુન્તશરતોમરમુદ્ગરૌઘા
ગઙ્ગોપમામ્બુવલિતામરમન્દિરેણ સર્વાસુ દિક્ષ્વશનિવર્ષનિકર્ષણેન ॥ 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 4.28.8 in Telugu sript:
मध्यप्रवाहवहदुल्मुकशूलशैलप्रासासिकुन्तशरतोमरमुद्गरौघा
गङ्गोपमाम्बुवलितामरमन्दिरेण सर्वासु दिक्ष्वशनिवर्षनिकर्षणेन ॥ ८ ॥
మధ్యప్రవాహవహదుల్ముకశూలశైలప్రాసాసికున్తశరతోమరముద్గరౌఘా
గఙ్గోపమామ్బువలితామరమన్దిరేణ సర్వాసు దిక్ష్వశనివర్షనికర్షణేన ॥ ౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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