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 5.78.52

स्वादनी सर्वशालीनां दीपिका सर्वतेजसाम् ।
कलना सर्वकामानामन्तश्चिच्चन्द्रिकोदिता ॥ ५२ ॥

svādanī sarvaśālīnāṃ dīpikā sarvatejasām |
kalanā sarvakāmānāmantaściccandrikoditā || 52 ||

It is the moisture of all vegetables and the flavour of all eatables; it is the light of lights and the source of all desires rising in the heart, like moonbeams proceeding from the lunar disk.

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

Svadat, Sarva, Shali, Shalina, Dipika, Sarvatejas, Kalana, Sarvakama, Anta, Ciccandrika, Udita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.78.52). 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: “svādanī sarvaśālīnāṃ dīpikā sarvatejasām
  • svādan -
  • svād -> svādat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √svād class 1 verb], [vocative single from √svād class 1 verb]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • śālīnām -
  • śāli (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śālī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    śālīnā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dīpikā -
  • dīpikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvatejasām -
  • sarvatejas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvatejas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “kalanā sarvakāmānāmantaściccandrikoditā
  • kalanā -
  • kalanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvakāmān -
  • sarvakāma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ām -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • antaś -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ciccandriko -
  • ciccandrikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uditā -
  • uditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vad -> uditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.78.52

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 5.78.52 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વાદની સર્વશાલીનાં દીપિકા સર્વતેજસામ્ ।
કલના સર્વકામાનામન્તશ્ચિચ્ચન્દ્રિકોદિતા ॥ ૫૨ ॥

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 5.78.52 in Telugu sript:
స్వాదనీ సర్వశాలీనాం దీపికా సర్వతేజసామ్ ।
కలనా సర్వకామానామన్తశ్చిచ్చన్ద్రికోదితా ॥ ౫౨ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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