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 5.45.4

शनैः पक्वतया काले प्रसूतं मेचकच्छविम् ।
श्वपच्या प्रावृषेवाब्दं श्याममावलितं मलैः ॥ ४ ॥

śanaiḥ pakvatayā kāle prasūtaṃ mecakacchavim |
śvapacyā prāvṛṣevābdaṃ śyāmamāvalitaṃ malaiḥ || 4 ||

After the foetus was matured, he was born in proper time, with its black complexion like a dark cloud of the rainy season, and soiled with filth all over its body.

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

Shanaih, Shana, Pakvata, Kale, Kala, Prasuta, Mecaka, Ccha, Shvapaci, Pravrish, Pravrisha, Iva, Abda, Shyama, Avali, Tap, Mala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.45.4). 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: “śanaiḥ pakvatayā kāle prasūtaṃ mecakacchavim
  • śanaiḥ -
  • śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pakvatayā -
  • pakvatā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prasūtam -
  • prasūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prasūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prasūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mecaka -
  • mecaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mecaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ccha -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vim -
  • vi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śvapacyā prāvṛṣevābdaṃ śyāmamāvalitaṃ malaiḥ
  • śvapacyā -
  • śvapacī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • prāvṛṣe -
  • prāvṛṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    prāvṛṣ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    prāvṛṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abdam -
  • abda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abdā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śyāmam -
  • śyāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śyāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śyāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āvali -
  • āvalī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • malaiḥ -
  • mala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.45.4

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 5.45.4 in Gujarati sript:
શનૈઃ પક્વતયા કાલે પ્રસૂતં મેચકચ્છવિમ્ ।
શ્વપચ્યા પ્રાવૃષેવાબ્દં શ્યામમાવલિતં મલૈઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 5.45.4 in Telugu sript:
శనైః పక్వతయా కాలే ప్రసూతం మేచకచ్ఛవిమ్ ।
శ్వపచ్యా ప్రావృషేవాబ్దం శ్యామమావలితం మలైః ॥ ౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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