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 7.117.20

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महतां कुलपद्मानां गुणसौन्दर्यशालिनाम् ।
प्रभावं नास्ति संख्यातुं वासुकेरपि शक्तता ॥ २० ॥

mahatāṃ kulapadmānāṃ guṇasaundaryaśālinām |
prabhāvaṃ nāsti saṃkhyātuṃ vāsukerapi śaktatā || 20 ||

But the lotus which adorns its natal waters, and fills the air with its fragrance; is as a nobleman born with the noble qualities of a noble family, and whose virtues are impossible for the hundred hooded serpent—Vasuki also to relate.
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 (7.117.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mahat, Mahata, Kulapadma, Guna, Saundarya, Shalin, Prabhava, Nasti, Sankhya, Vasuki, Api, Shakta, 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 7.117.20). 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: “mahatāṃ kulapadmānāṃ guṇasaundaryaśālinām ”
mahatām -
mahat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

mahatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√mah (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual]
kulapadmānām -
kulapadma (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

kulapadma (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
guṇa -
guṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
saundarya -
saundarya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śālinām -
śālin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

śālin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
Line 2: “prabhāvaṃ nāsti saṃkhyātuṃ vāsukerapi śaktatā ”
prabhāvam -
prabhāva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
nāsti -
nāsti (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
saṅkhyāt -
saṅkhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

saṅkhya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
um -
u (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
vāsuker -
vāsuki (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
śakta -
śakta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śakta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]

√śac -> śakta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]

√śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śak class 5 verb]

√śak -> śakta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śak class 5 verb]
tā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]