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 6.8.16

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नीलाकाशतमालाङ्गसंश्रयेणोन्नतिं गता ।
रोदसीजानुसुस्तम्भा भुवनोद्यानभूषिता ॥ १६ ॥

nīlākāśatamālāṅgasaṃśrayeṇonnatiṃ gatā |
rodasījānusustambhā bhuvanodyānabhūṣitā || 16 ||

It stretches with its head to the blue vault of the sky, forming as a canopy of black arbour of black Tamala trees over it. The earth supports its trunk, and sky overtops its top; and it makes a garden of the universe.
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 (6.8.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nila, Mala, Anga, Samshraya, Unnati, Gat, Gata, Rodas, Rodasi, Janu, Sustambha, Bhuvana, Udyana, Bhushita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.8.16). 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: “nīlākāśatamālāṅgasaṃśrayeṇonnatiṃ gatā ”
nīlā -
nīla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nīla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nīlā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√nīl (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
akāśata -
√kāś (verb class 1)

[imperfect middle third single]
mālā -
māla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

māla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

mālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aṅga -
aṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

aṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√aṅg (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
saṃśrayeṇo -
saṃśraya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
unnatim -
unnati (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gatā -
gat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “rodasījānusustambhā bhuvanodyānabhūṣitā ”
rodasī -
rodasī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

rodas (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
jānu -
jānu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sustambhā* -
sustambha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhuvano -
bhuvana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhuvana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhuvanā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
bhūṣitā -
√bhūṣ -> bhūṣitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √bhūṣ]

√bhūṣ (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]