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 7.91.36

क्वचिद्दीपतयानीय कलिकाकोमलाङ्गया ।
अन्तःपुरेषु कान्तानां सुरतालोकनं कृतम् ॥ ३६ ॥

kvaciddīpatayānīya kalikākomalāṅgayā |
antaḥpureṣu kāntānāṃ suratālokanaṃ kṛtam || 36 ||

Some times I saw the soft petals of flowers, were used as lamps to light the bridal beds in the inner apartments.

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

Kva, Acit, Dipa, Kalika, Komalanga, Antahpura, Kanta, Surata, Surat, Alokana, Krit, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.91.36). 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: “kvaciddīpatayānīya kalikākomalāṅgayā
  • kva -
  • ku (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • acid -
  • acit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    acit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dīpa -
  • dīpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tayānī -
  • tay (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • iya -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • kalikā -
  • kalikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • komalāṅga -
  • komalāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    komalāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “antaḥpureṣu kāntānāṃ suratālokanaṃ kṛtam
  • antaḥpureṣu -
  • antaḥpura (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • kāntānām -
  • kānta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kānta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kāntā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √kam class 1 verb]
    kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √kam class 1 verb]
    kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √kam class 1 verb]
  • suratā -
  • surata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    surata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sur -> surat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √sur class 6 verb]
    sur -> surat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √sur class 6 verb]
    sur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • ālokanam -
  • ālokana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ālokana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ālokanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.91.36

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 7.91.36 in Gujarati sript:
ક્વચિદ્દીપતયાનીય કલિકાકોમલાઙ્ગયા ।
અન્તઃપુરેષુ કાન્તાનાં સુરતાલોકનં કૃતમ્ ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 7.91.36 in Telugu sript:
క్వచిద్దీపతయానీయ కలికాకోమలాఙ్గయా ।
అన్తఃపురేషు కాన్తానాం సురతాలోకనం కృతమ్ ॥ ౩౬ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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