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 6.61.18

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नगराण्यम्बरे सन्ति यथा वैमानिकाश्रयाः ।
शिलास्वब्जानि जायन्ते हेमाद्राविव पादपाः ॥ १८ ॥

nagarāṇyambare santi yathā vaimānikāśrayāḥ |
śilāsvabjāni jāyante hemādrāviva pādapāḥ || 18 ||

Good many cities exist in vacuity, as birds and stars remain in the sky. We find lotus in a stone like trees growing without an earth.
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 (6.61.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nagara, Ambara, Sat, Santi, Yatha, Vaimanika, Ashraya, Shila, Abja, Jayanta, Hemadri, Iva, Padapa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.61.18). 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: “nagarāṇyambare santi yathā vaimānikāśrayāḥ ”
nagarāṇya -
nagara (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ambare -
ambara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

ambara (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ambarā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
santi -
santi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

santi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

santi (noun, neuter)

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

sat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third plural]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vaimānikā -
vaimānika (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vaimānika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
āśrayāḥ -
āśraya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

āśrayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “śilāsvabjāni jāyante hemādrāviva pādapāḥ ”
śilāsva -
śilā (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]
abjāni -
abja (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jāyante -
jāyanta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third plural]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third plural]
hemādrāvi -
hemādri (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pādapāḥ -
pādapa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pādapā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]