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 6.15.14

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निशानाथकलाखण्डमृणालशकलैधितान् ।
अर्जुनाम्भोजिनीकन्दकवलान्ब्रह्मसारसान् ॥ १४ ॥

niśānāthakalākhaṇḍamṛṇālaśakalaidhitān |
arjunāmbhojinīkandakavalānbrahmasārasān || 14 ||

I saw the storks and geese which are the vehicles of Brahma, feeding on fragments of lotus-stalks, resembling the digits of the bright moon in whiteness; and picking the bulbous roots of the arjuna and lotus plants in the lakes.
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 (6.15.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nishanatha, Kala, Akhanda, Rina, Lasha, Edhita, Arjuna, Bhojin, Bhojini, Bhoji, Kandaka, Vala, Brahma, Brahman, Sarasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.15.14). 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: “niśānāthakalākhaṇḍamṛṇālaśakalaidhitān ”
niśānātha -
niśānātha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kalā -
kala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kal (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
akhaṇḍam -
akhaṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

akhaṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

akhaṇḍā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√khaṇḍ (verb class 1)

[imperfect active first single]
ṛṇā -
ṛṇā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
kalai -
kala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kal (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
edhitān -
edhita (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√edh -> edhita (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √edh]
Line 2: “arjunāmbhojinīkandakavalānbrahmasārasān ”
arjunām -
arjunā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
bhojinī -
bhojinī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

bhojin (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

bhojī (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
kandaka -
kandaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kandaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
valān -
vala (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
brahma -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

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

√brahm (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
sārasān -
sārasa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]