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 6.17.1

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श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथ राम भुशुण्डोऽसौ न प्रहृष्टो न वक्रधीः ।
सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरः श्यामः प्रावृषीव पयोधरः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
atha rāma bhuśuṇḍo'sau na prahṛṣṭo na vakradhīḥ |
sarvāṅgasundaraḥ śyāmaḥ prāvṛṣīva payodharaḥ || 1 ||

Vasishtha said:—Now Rama, know this Bhusunda, who was of a complexion as black as that of a cloud heavy with water in the rainy season;to have a countenance which neither merry nor sorry, and a mind free from guile and cunning.
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 (6.17.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shri, Vasishtha, Atha, Rama, Bhushunda, Asi, Asu, Adah, Prahrishta, Vakradhi, Sarvangasundara, Shyama, Pravrish, Iva, Payodhara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.17.1). 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: “śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ”
śrī -
śrī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śrī (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vasiṣṭha* -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “atha rāma bhuśuṇḍo'sau na prahṛṣṭo na vakradhīḥ ”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
rāma -
rāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rāma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√rā (verb class 2)

[imperative active first plural]
bhuśuṇḍo' -
bhuśuṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asau -
asi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

asi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

asu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
prahṛṣṭo* -
prahṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vakradhīḥ -
vakradhī (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]

vakradhī (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “sarvāṅgasundaraḥ śyāmaḥ prāvṛṣīva payodharaḥ ”
sarvāṅgasundaraḥ -
sarvāṅgasundara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śyāmaḥ -
śyāma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√śā (verb class 4)

[present active first plural]
prāvṛṣī -
prāvṛṣ (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
payodharaḥ -
payodhara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]