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 5.46.9

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धुनानं वल्लकीतन्त्रीं करपल्लवलीलया ।
मृदुरेफं रणद्रेफामलिश्रेणिमिव द्रुमम् ॥ ९ ॥

dhunānaṃ vallakītantrīṃ karapallavalīlayā |
mṛdurephaṃ raṇadrephāmaliśreṇimiva drumam || 9 ||

They were striking the strings of their wired instruments said:—lyre, with the strokes of their trembling fingers; as the swarm of sweet sounding bees, shake the tremulous leaves of trees with their fluttering and buzzing.
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 (5.46.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhunana, Vallaki, Tantri, Karapallava, Lila, Mridura, Mriduri, Pha, Ranat, Repha, Shreni, Iva, Druma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.46.9). 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: “dhunānaṃ vallakītantrīṃ karapallavalīlayā”
dhunānam -
dhunāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhunāna (noun, neuter)

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

dhunānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vallakī -
vallakī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
tantrīm -
tantrī (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
līlayā -
līlā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “mṛdurephaṃ raṇadrephāmaliśreṇimiva drumam”
mṛdure -
mṛdura (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mṛduri (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
pham -
pha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pha (noun, neuter)

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

phā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
raṇad -
raṇat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

raṇat (noun, neuter)

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

√raṇ -> raṇat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raṇ class 1 verb]
rephām -
rephā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]

alin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
śreṇim -
śreṇi (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
drumam -
druma (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

drumā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]