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 6.7.7

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अल्पाल्पाष्ठीवदाकारा भुजाक्रूरास्थिशङ्कवः ।
महाबाहुलताशब्दैर्वर्ण्यन्ते कविभिः शुभैः ॥ ७ ॥

alpālpāṣṭhīvadākārā bhujākrūrāsthiśaṅkavaḥ |
mahābāhulatāśabdairvarṇyante kavibhiḥ śubhaiḥ || 7 ||

Their arms with the crooked joints of the wrists and loins, and composed of hard bones in the inside, are compared with creeping plants, by their infatuated admirers and erotic poets.
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 (6.7.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Alpalpa, Akara, Bhuj, Bhuja, Akrura, Asthi, Shanku, Shankava, Mahabahu, Lata, Ashabda, Kavi, Shubha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.7.7). 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: “alpālpāṣṭhīvadākārā bhujākrūrāsthiśaṅkavaḥ ”
alpālpā -
alpālpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

alpālpa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

alpālpā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aṣṭhīvad -
aṣṭhīvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

√ṣṭhīv (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
ākārā* -
ākāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhujā -
bhuja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhuj (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

bhuj (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

bhujā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√bhuj (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
akrūrā -
akrūra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

akrūra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

akrūrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
asthi -
asthi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śaṅkavaḥ -
śaṅku (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

śaṅkava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “mahābāhulatāśabdairvarṇyante kavibhiḥ śubhaiḥ ”
mahābāhu -
mahābāhu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

mahābāhu (noun, neuter)

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

mahābāhu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
latā -
latā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aśabdair -
aśabda (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

aśabda (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
varṇyante -
√varṇ (verb class 10)

[present passive third plural]
kavibhiḥ -
kavi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

kavi (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

kavi (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
śubhaiḥ -
śubha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

śubha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]