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 7.56.18

गायन्त्यनिलभांकारैर्नृत्यन्ति लतिकाः करैः ।
पुष्पैर्हसन्त्यगेन्द्राणां गुहा गहनकोटराः ॥ १८ ॥

gāyantyanilabhāṃkārairnṛtyanti latikāḥ karaiḥ |
puṣpairhasantyagendrāṇāṃ guhā gahanakoṭarāḥ || 18 ||

The mountains are singing in the whistling of the breezes, and the trees are dancing with the motion of their leafy palms; and the blooming flowers are smiling gently, in the caves of mountains and forest grounds and low lands.

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

Gayanti, Gayat, Anila, Bhankara, Nrityat, Nrityanti, Latika, Kara, Pushpa, Hasanti, Hasat, Aga, Indra, Guha, Gahana, Kotara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.56.18). 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: “gāyantyanilabhāṃkārairnṛtyanti latikāḥ karaiḥ
  • gāyantya -
  • gāyantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    gāyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • anila -
  • anila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāṅkārair -
  • bhāṅkāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nṛtyanti -
  • nṛtyantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    nṛtyantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nṛtyantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nṛtyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • latikāḥ -
  • latikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • karaiḥ -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “puṣpairhasantyagendrāṇāṃ guhā gahanakoṭarāḥ
  • puṣpair -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • hasantya -
  • hasantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    hasat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    has -> hasat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √has class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √has class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √has class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √has class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √has class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √has class 1 verb]
    has -> hasantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √has class 1 verb], [vocative single from √has class 1 verb]
    has (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • age -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    aga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    agā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • indrāṇām -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    indrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • guhā* -
  • guha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    guhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gahana -
  • gahana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gahana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • koṭarāḥ -
  • koṭara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    koṭarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.56.18

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 7.56.18 in Gujarati sript:
ગાયન્ત્યનિલભાંકારૈર્નૃત્યન્તિ લતિકાઃ કરૈઃ ।
પુષ્પૈર્હસન્ત્યગેન્દ્રાણાં ગુહા ગહનકોટરાઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 7.56.18 in Telugu sript:
గాయన్త్యనిలభాంకారైర్నృత్యన్తి లతికాః కరైః ।
పుష్పైర్హసన్త్యగేన్ద్రాణాం గుహా గహనకోటరాః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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