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 6.15.23

दक्षिणस्कन्धशाखायां स्थितायां वै दवीयसि ।
अथाहं दृष्टवान्पुष्टपत्रायामम्बरस्थितः ॥ २३ ॥

dakṣiṇaskandhaśākhāyāṃ sthitāyāṃ vai davīyasi |
athāhaṃ dṛṣṭavānpuṣṭapatrāyāmambarasthitaḥ || 23 ||

I then began to pray from my etherial seat, and through the thickening leaves of the tree to the nest of the bird; amidst the hollows of far distant boughs towards the south.

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

Dakshina, Skandhashakha, Sthita, Daviyas, Atha, Aha, Asmad, Drishtavat, Pushta, Patra, Ama, Bara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.15.23). 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: “dakṣiṇaskandhaśākhāyāṃ sthitāyāṃ vai davīyasi
  • dakṣiṇa -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • skandhaśākhāyām -
  • skandhaśākhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • sthitāyām -
  • sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • davīyasi -
  • davīyas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    davīyas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “athāhaṃ dṛṣṭavānpuṣṭapatrāyāmambarasthitaḥ
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • dṛṣṭavān -
  • dṛṣṭavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • puṣṭa -
  • puṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṣ -> puṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √puṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √puṣ class 9 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √puṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √puṣ class 9 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √puṣ class 4 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √puṣ class 4 verb]
    puch -> puṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √puch class 1 verb]
    puch -> puṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √puch class 1 verb]
  • patrāyā -
  • patra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    patra (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • amam -
  • ama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bara -
  • bara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthitaḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.15.23

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 6.15.23 in Gujarati sript:
દક્ષિણસ્કન્ધશાખાયાં સ્થિતાયાં વૈ દવીયસિ ।
અથાહં દૃષ્ટવાન્પુષ્ટપત્રાયામમ્બરસ્થિતઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 6.15.23 in Telugu sript:
దక్షిణస్కన్ధశాఖాయాం స్థితాయాం వై దవీయసి ।
అథాహం దృష్టవాన్పుష్టపత్రాయామమ్బరస్థితః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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