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 6.7.24

सुराचलमहास्थूणं चन्द्रसूर्यगवाक्षकम् ।
गगनाच्छादनं चारु ध्रियते त्रिजगद्गृहम् ॥ २४ ॥

surācalamahāsthūṇaṃ candrasūryagavākṣakam |
gaganācchādanaṃ cāru dhriyate trijagadgṛham || 24 ||

The great edifice of the world, is supported by the pillars of its mountains, under its root of the great vault of heaven; and the sun and moon are the great gateways to this pavilion.

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

Sura, Acala, Han, Sthuna, Candrasurya, Gavakshaka, Gagana, Shadana, Caru, Trijagat, Grih,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.7.24). 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: “surācalamahāsthūṇaṃ candrasūryagavākṣakam
  • surā -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    surā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • acalam -
  • acala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    acala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    acalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sthūṇam -
  • sthūṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthūṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthūṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • candrasūrya -
  • candrasūrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gavākṣakam -
  • gavākṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gavākṣaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gavākṣakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “gaganācchādanaṃ cāru dhriyate trijagadgṛham
  • gaganācch -
  • gagana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śādanam -
  • śādana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śādana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cāru -
  • cāru (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cāru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dhriyate -
  • dhṛ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • trijagad -
  • trijagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.7.24

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 6.7.24 in Gujarati sript:
સુરાચલમહાસ્થૂણં ચન્દ્રસૂર્યગવાક્ષકમ્ ।
ગગનાચ્છાદનં ચારુ ધ્રિયતે ત્રિજગદ્ગૃહમ્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 6.7.24 in Telugu sript:
సురాచలమహాస్థూణం చన్ద్రసూర్యగవాక్షకమ్ ।
గగనాచ్ఛాదనం చారు ధ్రియతే త్రిజగద్గృహమ్ ॥ ౨౪ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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