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 5.65.16

अभ्रनीलांशुकच्छन्ना मूकरत्नविभूषणाः ।
शिलाः कनकसुन्दर्यो यत्र श्रृङ्गाभिसारिकाः ॥ १६ ॥

abhranīlāṃśukacchannā mūkaratnavibhūṣaṇāḥ |
śilāḥ kanakasundaryo yatra śrṛṅgābhisārikāḥ || 16 ||

Its peaks were veiled by the blue mantle of clouds, and decorated with the gems hidden under them; they appeared as beauties beaming with the golden beams of the sun, and rising to meet their loving gods in heaven.

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

Ila, Shuc, Acchanna, Muka, Ratna, Vibhushana, Shila, Kanaka, Sundari, Yatra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.65.16). 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: “abhranīlāṃśukacchannā mūkaratnavibhūṣaṇāḥ
  • abhran -
  • bhṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • ī -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • ilāṃ -
  • ilā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śuk -
  • śuc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śuc (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śuc (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • acchannā* -
  • acchanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mūka -
  • mūka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mūka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratna -
  • ratna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ratna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibhūṣaṇāḥ -
  • vibhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vibhūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “śilāḥ kanakasundaryo yatra śrṛṅgābhisārikāḥ
  • śilāḥ -
  • śila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kanaka -
  • kanaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kanaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sundaryo* -
  • sundarī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse śrṛṅgābhisārikāḥ

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.65.16

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 5.65.16 in Gujarati sript:
અભ્રનીલાંશુકચ્છન્ના મૂકરત્નવિભૂષણાઃ ।
શિલાઃ કનકસુન્દર્યો યત્ર શ્રૃઙ્ગાભિસારિકાઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 5.65.16 in Telugu sript:
అభ్రనీలాంశుకచ్ఛన్నా మూకరత్నవిభూషణాః ।
శిలాః కనకసున్దర్యో యత్ర శ్రృఙ్గాభిసారికాః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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