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 6.69.7

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श्रीराम उवाच ।
कपालमालाभरणो भस्मशाली दिगम्बरः ।
श्मशाननिलयो ब्रह्मन्कामुकश्च किमीश्वरः ॥ ७ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca |
kapālamālābharaṇo bhasmaśālī digambaraḥ |
śmaśānanilayo brahmankāmukaśca kimīśvaraḥ || 7 ||

Rama rejoined:—But tell me Sir, why the Lord Rudra or Siva wore the string of human skulls about his neck, daubed his body with ashes, and stark naked; and why he dwelt in funeral ground, and was libidinous in the greatest degree.
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 (6.69.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrirama, Kapalamalabharana, Bhasman, Shali, Shalin, Digambara, Kimi, Ishvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.69.7). 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: “śrīrāma uvāca ”
śrīrāma* -
śrīrāma (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: “kapālamālābharaṇo bhasmaśālī digambaraḥ ”
kapālamālābharaṇo* -
kapālamālābharaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhasma -
bhasman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

bhasman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
śālī -
śālī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

śāli (noun, masculine)

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

śālin (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
digambaraḥ -
digambara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “śmaśānanilayo brahmankāmukaśca kimīśvaraḥ ”
śmaśānanilayo* -
Cannot analyse brahmankāmukaśca*ki
kimī -
kimi (noun, masculine)

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

kimi (noun, feminine)

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

kimi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
iśvaraḥ -
iśvara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]