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 7.118.21

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लसत्कलापजलदाः पश्य नृत्यन्ति बर्हिणः ।
धुन्वानाः पिच्छकान्तीन्दुं प्रावृषः पोतका इव ॥ २१ ॥

lasatkalāpajaladāḥ paśya nṛtyanti barhiṇaḥ |
dhunvānāḥ picchakāntīnduṃ prāvṛṣaḥ potakā iva || 21 ||

See the peacock dancing, with displaying his gaudy train to the clouds; and oscillating their starry plumage in the rain, as if they were the offspring of the rainy season.
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 (7.118.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lasat, Kalapa, Jalada, Pashya, Nrityat, Nrityanti, Barhina, Barhin, Barhi, Dhunvana, Picchaka, Anti, Indu, Pravrish, Pravrisha, Potaka, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.118.21). 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: “lasatkalāpajaladāḥ paśya nṛtyanti barhiṇaḥ ”
lasat -
√las -> lasat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √las class 1 verb], [vocative single from √las class 1 verb], [accusative single from √las class 1 verb]
kalāpa -
kalāpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
jaladāḥ -
jalada (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

paśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
nṛtyanti -
nṛtyantī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

nṛtyantī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

nṛtyantī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√nṛt -> nṛtyat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √nṛt class 4 verb]

√nṛt -> nṛtyantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]

√nṛt (verb class 4)

[present active third plural]
barhiṇaḥ -
barhiṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

barhin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

barhin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

barhī (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “dhunvānāḥ picchakāntīnduṃ prāvṛṣaḥ potakā iva ”
dhunvānāḥ -
dhunvāna (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dhunvānā (noun, feminine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]
antī -
anti (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

anti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

antī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
indum -
indu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
prāvṛṣaḥ -
prāvṛṣ (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

prāvṛṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
potakā* -
potaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]