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 7.81.16

प्रलम्बकर्णालुलितनागा नृशवकुण्डला ।
शुष्कतुम्बीलताष्ठीलादीर्घालोलासितस्तनी ॥ १६ ॥

pralambakarṇālulitanāgā nṛśavakuṇḍalā |
śuṣkatumbīlatāṣṭhīlādīrghālolāsitastanī || 16 ||

The lobes of her long ears, were adorned with rings of snakes, and pendents of human skulls; her knee bones were as prominent as two dried gourd shells, and her two dark dugs hung down loosely upon her breast.

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

Pralambaka, Rina, Alulita, Naga, Shava, Kundala, Shushka, Tumbi, Ilat, Ashthila, Gha, Alola, Asita, Tan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.81.16). 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: “pralambakarṇālulitanāgā nṛśavakuṇḍalā
  • pralambakar -
  • pralambaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛṇā -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ālulita -
  • ālulita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ālulita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāgā* -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nṛ -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • śava -
  • śava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śav (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    śu (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kuṇḍalā -
  • kuṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śuṣkatumbīlatāṣṭhīlādīrghālolāsitastanī
  • śuṣka -
  • śuṣka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuṣka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
    śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
  • tumbī -
  • tumbi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tumbī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ilatā -
  • il -> ilat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √il class 6 verb]
    il -> ilat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √il class 6 verb]
    il (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • aṣṭhīlād -
  • aṣṭhīla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    aṣṭhīla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īr -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ghā -
  • gha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alolā -
  • alola (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alola (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alolā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asitas -
  • asita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tan -
  • tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.81.16

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 7.81.16 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રલમ્બકર્ણાલુલિતનાગા નૃશવકુણ્ડલા ।
શુષ્કતુમ્બીલતાષ્ઠીલાદીર્ઘાલોલાસિતસ્તની ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 7.81.16 in Telugu sript:
ప్రలమ్బకర్ణాలులితనాగా నృశవకుణ్డలా ।
శుష్కతుమ్బీలతాష్ఠీలాదీర్ఘాలోలాసితస్తనీ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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