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 5.32.3

वैनतेयसमारूढः स्फुरच्छक्तिचतुष्टयः ।
शङ्खचक्रगदापाणिः श्यामलाङ्गश्चतुर्भुजः ॥ ३ ॥

vainateyasamārūḍhaḥ sphuracchakticatuṣṭayaḥ |
śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇiḥ śyāmalāṅgaścaturbhujaḥ || 3 ||

It was seated on the back of the heavenly bird Garuda, arrayed with the quadruple attributes (of will, intelligence, action and mercy), and armed with the fourfold arms holding the conchshell, discus, club and a lotus.

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

Vainateya, Samarudha, Sphurat, Shaktin, Shakti, Catushtaya, Shankha, Cakraga, Apani, Shyamala, Angas, Anga, Caturbhuja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.32.3). 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: “vainateyasamārūḍhaḥ sphuracchakticatuṣṭayaḥ
  • vainateya -
  • vainateya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samārūḍhaḥ -
  • samārūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sphuracch -
  • sphurat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sphurat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphur class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sphur class 6 verb]
  • śakti -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śaktin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śaktin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śaktī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śaktī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śaktī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • catuṣṭayaḥ -
  • catuṣṭaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇiḥ śyāmalāṅgaścaturbhujaḥ
  • śaṅkha -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cakraga -
  • cakraga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cakraga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • apāṇiḥ -
  • apāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    apāṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śyāmalā -
  • śyāmala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śyāmala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śyāmalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgaś -
  • aṅgas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • caturbhujaḥ -
  • caturbhuja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.32.3

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 5.32.3 in Gujarati sript:
વૈનતેયસમારૂઢઃ સ્ફુરચ્છક્તિચતુષ્ટયઃ ।
શઙ્ખચક્રગદાપાણિઃ શ્યામલાઙ્ગશ્ચતુર્ભુજઃ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 5.32.3 in Telugu sript:
వైనతేయసమారూఢః స్ఫురచ్ఛక్తిచతుష్టయః ।
శఙ్ఖచక్రగదాపాణిః శ్యామలాఙ్గశ్చతుర్భుజః ॥ ౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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