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 7.2.16

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पल्लवावयवा हस्तपादपृष्ठादयोऽरुणाः ।
पत्राणि तनुवृत्तानि सुरेखाणि चलानि च ॥ १६ ॥

pallavāvayavā hastapādapṛṣṭhādayo'ruṇāḥ |
patrāṇi tanuvṛttāni surekhāṇi calāni ca || 16 ||

The ruddy palms and soles of the hands and feet, and the other reddish parts of the body (as the tongue and lips), resemble the reddening leaves of this tree; which are continually moving in the air, with the marks of slender lines upon them.
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 (7.2.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pallava, Ayava, Hastapada, Prishtha, Aya, Ayas, Aruna, Patra, Tanu, Vritta, Surekha, Cala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.2.16). 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: “pallavāvayavā hastapādapṛṣṭhādayo'ruṇāḥ ”
pallavāva -
pallava (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
ayavā* -
ayava (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ayavā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
pṛṣṭhād -
pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ayo' -
ayas (noun, neuter)

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

aya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

i (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

e (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
aruṇāḥ -
aruṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

aruṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “patrāṇi tanuvṛttāni surekhāṇi calāni ca ”
patrāṇi -
patra (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [adverb]

tanu (noun, neuter)

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

tanū (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[imperative active second single]
vṛttāni -
vṛtta (noun, neuter)

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

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]
surekhāṇi -
surekha (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
calāni -
cala (noun, neuter)

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

√cal (verb class 1)

[imperative active first single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]