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 4.52.18

असितच्छादनच्छन्ना नवद्वारविभूषिताः ।
अनारतवहद्वाता बहुवातायनान्विताः ॥ १८ ॥

asitacchādanacchannā navadvāravibhūṣitāḥ |
anāratavahadvātā bahuvātāyanānvitāḥ || 18 ||

These bodies are covered with black skins and hairs (as thatched huts), and furnished with nine holes (as their doors or windows); which are continually receiving in and carrying out the air to keep them alive.

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

Asita, Ccha, Nat, Shanna, Navadvara, Vibhushita, Anarata, Vahat, Vata, Bahu, Vatayana, Vita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.52.18). 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: “asitacchādanacchannā navadvāravibhūṣitāḥ
  • asita -
  • asita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cchād -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nacch -
  • nat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    nat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śannā* -
  • śanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śad -> śanna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śad class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śad class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √śad class 6 verb]
    śad -> śannā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śad class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śad class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √śad class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √śad class 6 verb]
  • navadvāra -
  • navadvāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    navadvāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibhūṣitāḥ -
  • vibhūṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vibhūṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “anāratavahadvātā bahuvātāyanānvitāḥ
  • anārata -
  • anārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vahad -
  • vahat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vah class 1 verb]
  • vātā* -
  • vāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> vāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • bahu -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vātāyanān -
  • vātāyana (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vitāḥ -
  • vita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 4.52.18

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 4.52.18 in Gujarati sript:
અસિતચ્છાદનચ્છન્ના નવદ્વારવિભૂષિતાઃ ।
અનારતવહદ્વાતા બહુવાતાયનાન્વિતાઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 4.52.18 in Telugu sript:
అసితచ్ఛాదనచ్ఛన్నా నవద్వారవిభూషితాః ।
అనారతవహద్వాతా బహువాతాయనాన్వితాః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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