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 7.75.42

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ननृतुर्नीरसा नाशनर्तक्यः केतुकुन्तलाः ।
तलाहितानलज्वाला ब्रह्माण्डोर्ध्वकपाटभूः ॥ ४२ ॥

nanṛturnīrasā nāśanartakyaḥ ketukuntalāḥ |
talāhitānalajvālā brahmāṇḍordhvakapāṭabhūḥ || 42 ||

Flames of fire with their smoky tails, resembling the train of a comet, danced about on the stage of the world, in the manner of dancing actresses, with the loosened and flouncing hair.
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 (7.75.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nirasa, Nasha, Nartaki, Kuntala, Tala, Ahita, Ala, Jvala, Brahmanda, Urdhvaka, Pata, Bhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.75.42). 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: “nanṛturnīrasā nāśanartakyaḥ ketukuntalāḥ ”
nanṛtur -
√nṛt (verb class 4)

[perfect active third plural]
nīrasā* -
nīrasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

nīrasā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
nartakyaḥ -
nartakī (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [adverb]
kuntalāḥ -
kuntala (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kuntalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “talāhitānalajvālā brahmāṇḍordhvakapāṭabhūḥ ”
talā -
tala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

talā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√tal (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ahitān -
ahita (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ala -
ala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√al (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
jvālā* -
jvāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jvālā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
brahmāṇḍo -
brahmāṇḍa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ūrdhvaka -
ūrdhvaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ūrdhvaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pāṭa -
pāṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhūḥ -
bhu (noun, feminine)

[accusative plural]

bhū (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

bhū (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[injunctive active second single]