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 4.49.2

वितानमिव दिक्कुक्षिदीर्घं विटपबाहुभिः ।
आलोकयन्तं ककुभो विकासिकुसुमेक्षणैः ॥ २ ॥

vitānamiva dikkukṣidīrghaṃ viṭapabāhubhiḥ |
ālokayantaṃ kakubho vikāsikusumekṣaṇaiḥ || 2 ||

Its far stretching boughs spread a canopy under the vault of heaven on all sides, and it looked to the skies all around with its full blown blossoming eyes.

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

Vitana, Iva, Dish, Kukshi, Dirgham, Dirgha, Vitapa, Bahu, Aloka, Yat, Kakubh, Kakubha, Vikasin, Vikasi, Kusuma, Kusumi, Ikshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.49.2). 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: “vitānamiva dikkukṣidīrghaṃ viṭapabāhubhiḥ
  • vitānam -
  • vitāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vitāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vitānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dik -
  • diś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • kukṣi -
  • kukṣi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kukṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kukṣī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • dīrgham -
  • dīrgham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dīrgha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dīrgha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dīrghā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viṭapa -
  • viṭapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viṭapa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāhubhiḥ -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “ālokayantaṃ kakubho vikāsikusumekṣaṇaiḥ
  • āloka -
  • āloka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yantam -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • kakubho* -
  • kakubh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kakubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vikāsi -
  • vikāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vikāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vikāsī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vikāsī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vikāsī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kusume -
  • kusuma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    kusuma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kusumi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kusumi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kusumā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īkṣaṇaiḥ -
  • īkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    īkṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.49.2

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 4.49.2 in Gujarati sript:
વિતાનમિવ દિક્કુક્ષિદીર્ઘં વિટપબાહુભિઃ ।
આલોકયન્તં કકુભો વિકાસિકુસુમેક્ષણૈઃ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 4.49.2 in Telugu sript:
వితానమివ దిక్కుక్షిదీర్ఘం విటపబాహుభిః ।
ఆలోకయన్తం కకుభో వికాసికుసుమేక్షణైః ॥ ౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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