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 7.116.69

हा कष्टमिष्टवपुषि स्फुटपुण्डरीककोशे कषाहननयोग्यमुखः पिशाचः ।
पश्यैष काक उपविश्य कुपल्वलेऽस्मिन् लीलाःकरोति विविधाः सह राजहंसैः ॥ ६९ ॥

hā kaṣṭamiṣṭavapuṣi sphuṭapuṇḍarīkakośe kaṣāhananayogyamukhaḥ piśācaḥ |
paśyaiṣa kāka upaviśya kupalvale'smin līlāḥkaroti vividhāḥ saha rājahaṃsaiḥ || 69 ||

For shame that the noisy crow, should have a seat on the soft lotus bed in company with silent swans, and play his disgraceful part and tricks among them.

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

Han, Kashtam, Kashta, Ishta, Vapushi, Vapus, Sphutapundarika, Kosha, Kasha, Ahanana, Yogya, Yogi, Ukha, Pishaca, Pash, Pashya, Aisha, Kaka, Upavishya, Kupa, Ala, Ali, Idam, Lila, Karoti, Vividha, Saha, Rajahamsa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.116.69). 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: “ kaṣṭamiṣṭavapuṣi sphuṭapuṇḍarīkakośe kaṣāhananayogyamukhaḥ piśācaḥ
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kaṣṭam -
  • kaṣṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
  • iṣṭa -
  • iṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • vapuṣi -
  • vapuṣī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vapus (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vapus (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sphuṭapuṇḍarīka -
  • sphuṭapuṇḍarīka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kośe -
  • kośa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kośā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kaṣā -
  • kaṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kaṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āhanana -
  • āhanana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yogyam -
  • yogya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yogya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yogyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yuj -> yogya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yogya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yogī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ukhaḥ -
  • ukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • piśācaḥ -
  • piśāca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “paśyaiṣa kāka upaviśya kupalvale'smin līlāḥkaroti vividhāḥ saha rājahaṃsaiḥ
  • paśyai -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś (verb class 10)
    [imperative passive first single]
  • aiṣa -
  • aiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāka* -
  • kāka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • upaviśya -
  • upaviśya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kupa -
  • kupa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lva -
  • lo (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ale' -
  • ala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • asmin -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • līlāḥ -
  • līlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    līla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • vividhāḥ -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vividhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rājahaṃsaiḥ -
  • rājahaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.116.69

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 7.116.69 in Gujarati sript:
હા કષ્ટમિષ્ટવપુષિ સ્ફુટપુણ્ડરીકકોશે કષાહનનયોગ્યમુખઃ પિશાચઃ ।
પશ્યૈષ કાક ઉપવિશ્ય કુપલ્વલેઽસ્મિન્ લીલાઃકરોતિ વિવિધાઃ સહ રાજહંસૈઃ ॥ ૬૯ ॥

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 7.116.69 in Telugu sript:
హా కష్టమిష్టవపుషి స్ఫుటపుణ్డరీకకోశే కషాహననయోగ్యముఖః పిశాచః ।
పశ్యైష కాక ఉపవిశ్య కుపల్వలేఽస్మిన్ లీలాఃకరోతి వివిధాః సహ రాజహంసైః ॥ ౬౯ ॥

Cover of edition (2009)

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

Set of 2 Volumes; Khemraj Edition.

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