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 6.7.8

कदलीस्तम्भसम्भारसुन्दरीभिस्तथा भृता ।
कुचशोभोचितानन्दा तोरणालिर्विराजते ॥ ८ ॥

kadalīstambhasambhārasundarībhistathā bhṛtā |
kucaśobhocitānandā toraṇālirvirājate || 8 ||

Their thick thighs are likened to the stems of lumpish plantain trees, and the decorations of their protuberant breasts, are resembled to the strings of flowers, hung upon the turrets of temples.

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

Kadali, Bhasa, Bhara, Sundari, Tatha, Bhrit, Bhrita, Kuca, Shobha, Ucita, Torana, Ali, Viraja, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.7.8). 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: “kadalīstambhasambhārasundarībhistathā bhṛtā
  • kadalīs -
  • kadalī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    kadali (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhasam -
  • bhasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhāra -
  • bhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sundarībhis -
  • sundarī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhṛtā -
  • bhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kucaśobhocitānandā toraṇālirvirājate
  • kuca -
  • kuca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuc (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śobho -
  • śobha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śobha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śobhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śubh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ucitān -
  • ucita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √uc class 4 verb]
  • andā -
  • toraṇā -
  • toraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    toraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    toraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alir -
  • ali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • virāja -
  • virāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    virāja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.7.8

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 6.7.8 in Gujarati sript:
કદલીસ્તમ્ભસમ્ભારસુન્દરીભિસ્તથા ભૃતા ।
કુચશોભોચિતાનન્દા તોરણાલિર્વિરાજતે ॥ ૮ ॥

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 6.7.8 in Telugu sript:
కదలీస్తమ్భసమ్భారసున్దరీభిస్తథా భృతా ।
కుచశోభోచితానన్దా తోరణాలిర్విరాజతే ॥ ౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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