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 5.45.38

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विचित्रवर्णसौगन्ध्यैः पुष्पैरावलयन्स्त्रियः ।
वनं मधुश्रिय इव तं लोलकरपल्लवाः ॥ ३८ ॥

vicitravarṇasaugandhyaiḥ puṣpairāvalayanstriyaḥ |
vanaṃ madhuśriya iva taṃ lolakarapallavāḥ || 38 ||

Other women decorated his person with wreaths of fragrant flowers, with their tender hands; as the season of spring adorns the forest with variety of flowers, with her hands of the tender stalks and branches.
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 (5.45.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vicitra, Varnasa, Varnasi, Gandhi, Gandhin, Pushpa, Layat, Stri, Vana, Madhushri, Iva, Lola, Karapallava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.45.38). 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: “vicitravarṇasaugandhyaiḥ puṣpairāvalayanstriyaḥ ”
vicitra -
vicitra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vicitra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
varṇasau -
varṇasa (noun, masculine)

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

varṇasi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
gandhyai -
gandhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

gandhi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

gandhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]

gandhin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

gandhin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√gandh -> gandhya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √gandh]

√gam (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]

√gandh (verb class 10)

[imperative passive first single]
aiḥ -
a (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active second single]
puṣpair -
puṣpa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

puṣpa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
āva -
√av (verb class 1)

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

√u (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√u (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√u (verb class 5)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
layan -
√lay -> layat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √lay class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lay class 1 verb]
striyaḥ -
strī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “vanaṃ madhuśriya iva taṃ lolakarapallavāḥ ”
vanam -
vana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

vanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
madhuśriya* -
madhuśrī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
lola -
lola (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

lola (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√lul (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
karapallavāḥ -
karapallava (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]