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 7.2.18

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मृद्व्यो मसृणतीक्ष्णाग्रा वृत्ता रूढाः पुनःपुनः ।
द्वितीयेन्दुकलाकाराः कलिका नखपङ्क्तयः ॥ १८ ॥

mṛdvyo masṛṇatīkṣṇāgrā vṛttā rūḍhāḥ punaḥpunaḥ |
dvitīyendukalākārāḥ kalikā nakhapaṅktayaḥ || 18 ||

The soft and shining nails, which are set in rows with their rounded forms and sharpened ends, are like the moon-bright buds of flowers with their painted heads.
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 (7.2.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mridvi, Masrina, Tikshnagra, Vritta, Rudha, Puna, Dvitiya, Indukala, Akara, Kalika, Nakha, Pankti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.2.18). 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: “mṛdvyo masṛṇatīkṣṇāgrā vṛttā rūḍhāḥ punaḥpunaḥ ”
mṛdvyo* -
mṛdvī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
masṛṇa -
masṛṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

masṛṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tīkṣṇāgrā* -
tīkṣṇāgra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

tīkṣṇāgrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vṛttā* -
vṛtta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vṛttā (noun, feminine)

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

√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]

√vṛt -> vṛttā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]
rūḍhāḥ -
rūḍha (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

rūḍhā (noun, feminine)

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

√ruh -> rūḍha (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √ruh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ruh class 1 verb]

√ruh -> rūḍhā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √ruh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ruh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ruh class 1 verb]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “dvitīyendukalākārāḥ kalikā nakhapaṅktayaḥ ”
dvitīye -
dvitīya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

dvitīya (noun, neuter)

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

dvitīyā (noun, feminine)

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

[nominative single]
akārāḥ -
akāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
kalikā* -
kalika (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kalikā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

nakha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√nakh (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
paṅktayaḥ -
paṅkti (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

paṅkti (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]