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 6.24.16

अन्तः पश्यसि सत्कर्णशष्कुलीचन्द्रशालिकम् ।
शिरोरुहाच्छादनवद्विपुलाक्षिगवाक्षकम् ॥ १६ ॥

antaḥ paśyasi satkarṇaśaṣkulīcandraśālikam |
śiroruhācchādanavadvipulākṣigavākṣakam || 16 ||

You well know the inside of this house which I need not describe, its two ears are as its two upper storied rooms, the two eyes are as its two windows, and the hairs on the head are as its thatched covering on the top of the house.

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

Anta, Pash, Pashya, Asi, Satka, Rina, Shashkuli, Shiroruha, Shadana, Adu, Pula, Akshan, Akshi, Gavakshaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.24.16). 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: “antaḥ paśyasi satkarṇaśaṣkulīcandraśālikam
  • antaḥ -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • satkar -
  • satka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    satka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛṇa -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaṣkulī -
  • śaṣkulī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śaṣkuli (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • candraśālikam -
  • candraśālikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śiroruhācchādanavadvipulākṣigavākṣakam
  • śiroruhācch -
  • śiroruha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śādana -
  • śādana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śādana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • advi -
  • adū (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pulā -
  • pula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pul (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • akṣi -
  • akṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    akṣī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    akṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    akṣī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gavākṣakam -
  • gavākṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gavākṣaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gavākṣakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.24.16

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 6.24.16 in Gujarati sript:
અન્તઃ પશ્યસિ સત્કર્ણશષ્કુલીચન્દ્રશાલિકમ્ ।
શિરોરુહાચ્છાદનવદ્વિપુલાક્ષિગવાક્ષકમ્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 6.24.16 in Telugu sript:
అన్తః పశ్యసి సత్కర్ణశష్కులీచన్ద్రశాలికమ్ ।
శిరోరుహాచ్ఛాదనవద్విపులాక్షిగవాక్షకమ్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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