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 5.31.50

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ममेयमुत्पलश्यामा पीनाम्भोधरसुन्दरी ।
श्यामीकृतककुप्चक्रा देहदीप्तिर्विसर्पिणी ॥ ५० ॥

mameyamutpalaśyāmā pīnāmbhodharasundarī |
śyāmīkṛtakakupcakrā dehadīptirvisarpiṇī || 50 ||

This azure sky is the cerulean hue of the body of my Vishnu, which is as dark as a mass of watery cloud; and darkens the sphere of heaven with its sky blue radiance. The meaning of the word Vishnu was afterward changed to the residing divinity in all things from the root vish.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.31.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asmad, Mama, Iyam, Idam, Utpala, Shyama, Pina, Bha, Bhu, Dhara, Sundari, Deha, Dipti, Visarpini, Visarpin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.31.50). 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: “mameyamutpalaśyāmā pīnāmbhodharasundarī ”
mame -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

mamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
utpala -
utpala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

utpala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śyāmā -
śyāmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pīnām -
pīnā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√pi -> pīnā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √pi class 6 verb]
bho -
bha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

bhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

bhu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
dhara -
dhara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dhara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dhṛ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sundarī -
sundarī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
Line 2: “śyāmīkṛtakakupcakrā dehadīptirvisarpiṇī ”
Cannot analyse śyāmīkṛtakakupcakrā*de
deha -
deha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√dah (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
dīptir -
dīpti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

dīpti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
visarpiṇī -
visarpiṇī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

visarpin (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]